SecurityService (nss-SecurityService)

This component monitors certificates and generates alarms for those that are about to expire. Other station services with configurable security settings report to the SecurityService. The component is available in the nss palette

NOTE: Manually installing the nss modules (nss-rt, -ux, -wb) requires a station restart. Otherwise, when you click on the added SecurityService component, a "Not Found" error message displays in Workbench. In cases where you restart the station after installing the modules you do not see this error. Also, uninstalling the nss modules causes an auto restart of the station.

The Security Dashboard is the default view for the Security Service. For complete details on the view, refer to “ nss-SecurityDashboardView” in the “Plugins” section of this guide.

Figure 15. SecurityService properties

To access these properties, expand Config > Services, right-click SecurityService and click Views > AX Property Sheet.

In addition to the standard properties (Status, Fault Cause, and Enabled), the following configuration properties are present.

Name	Value	Description
Certificates	additional properties	Contains the certificates in use in the station. For each certificate listed the following read-only data is shown.
Save Dashboard Data to Bog	true, false (default)	In a supervisor (or other station licensed for the system security dashboard), if set to `true`, the dashboard information is stored in the station's `.bog` file. This makes the information available immediately on station restart, instead of having to fetch it from the remote stations. If set to false (the default), the data will not be saved to the `.bog` file. On station restart, the system dashboard data will not be available until a dashboard refresh is triggered (via the action on the service).
Station Link Config	drop-down menu	Determines the links on the System Security Dashboard. `Display remote station dashboard (directly connected stations only)` (default): On the System Security Dashboard, the link navigates you to the remote station’s Security Dashboard for directly connected stations, but for reachable stations it links you to the Security Dashboard Extension on the Niagara station on the Supervisor. `Display local view of the remote station dashboard`: For all stations, the link navigates you to the Security Dashboard Extension on the Niagara station on the Supervisor. `Display remote station dashboard (directly connected and reachable stations)`: For all stations, on the System Security Dashboard the link navigates you to the remote station’s Security Dashboard.
Include Reachable Stations On System Dashboard	`true` or `false` (default)	Enables the multi-tier system security dashboard. After enabling, the next time you view the Security Dashboard, the reachable stations are automatically added.

Actions

Refresh System Dashboard Data: This action fetches the Security Dashboard data from all remote stations (or all stations matching the provided filter).