Security: Secure Sensitive Data Management
SSD Rules
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NOTE A device may not support all the channels defined by SSD.
Elements of an SSD Rule
An SSD rule includes the following elements: 
• User type—The user types supported in order of most preference to least 
preference are as follows: (If a user matches multiple SSD rules, the rule 
with the most preference User Type will be applied).
- Specific—The rule applies to a specific user.
- Default User (cisco)—The rule applies to the default user (cisco). 
- Level 15—The rule applies to users with privilege level 15. 
- All—The rule applies to all users.
• User Name—If user type is Specific, a user name is required. 
• Channel. Type of SSD management channel to which the rule is applied. 
The channel types supported are: 
- Secure—Specifies the rule applies only to secure channels. Depending 
on the device, it may support some or all of the following secure 
channels:
Console port interface, SCP, SSH, and HTTPS.
- Insecure—Specifies that this rule applies only to insecure channels. 
Depending on the device, it may support some or all of the following 
insecure channels:
Telnet, TFTP, and HTTP.
- Secure XML SNMP—Specifies that this rule applies only to XML over 
HTTPS or SNMPv3 with privacy. A device may or may not support all of 
the secure XML and SNMP channels.
- Insecure XML SNMP—Specifies that this rule applies only to XML over 
HTTP or SNMPv1/v2 and SNMPv3 without privacy. A device may or may 
not support all of the secure XML and SNMP channels.
• Read Permission—The read permissions associate with the rules. These 
can be the following: 
- (Lowest) Exclude—Users are not permitted to access sensitive data in 
any form. 
- (Middle) Encrypted Only—Users are permitted to access sensitive data 
as encrypted only.