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XERUSSECURITY

RaritanPX3PX4RackPDUs

ThisTechnicalNoteprovidesareferenceforaccesspathstoRaritan?PX3andPX4RackPowerDistributionUnits(PDUs)

builtontheXerus?TechnologyPlatform.ThedocumentcoverssecurityforaccesspathstothesePDUs,butdoesnotcover

thesecurityofthedatacenter.

THEXERUSTECHNOLOGYPLATFORM

ThebackboneofPX3andPX4PDUsistheXerusTechnologyPlatform.Itisaflexibleandrobustplatformthatcombines

hardware,software,andcommunicationprotocols.XerusincreasesthelifecycleofaPDUbyfacilitatingpower

managementandmonitoring,environmentalmonitoring,capacityplanning,assetgovernance,physicalaccesscontrol,

andmore.

Xerushelpsmaximizedatacenteruptimeandefficiencywithsecurity,advancedpowermonitoring,metricsandalerting,

andcompletevisibilityintoyourpowerchain.WithXerus,youreceiveactionabledatatoaidindecisionsthathelp

safeguardassetsandmaximizeyourdatacenter’scontinuityandperformance.

ABOUTCASB-327LOCK-DOWN

InSeptember2018,CaliforniaGovernorJerryBrownsignedacybersecuritylaw,SenateBill327,coveringInternetofThings

(IoT)devicestoincorporateminimumsecurityfeaturesforeverydevice,makingCaliforniathefirststatewithsuchalaw.

StartingJanuary1,2020,thebill,SB-327,requiresanymanufacturerofadevicethatconnects“directlyorindirectly”to

theinternettobemoreresponsibleforensuringprivacyandsecurityforCaliforniaresidentsbyequippingdeviceswith

“reasonable”securityfeaturesthataredesignedtopreventunauthorizedaccess,modification,orinformationdisclosure.

TocomplywithSB-327,RaritanPX3andPX4PDUsandtheirPDUfirmwarehavebeenupdatedtoensuresecureaccess

(physicalorbysecurenetworkprotocols)byforcingalluserstochangethedefaultadministratorpassworduponfirstlogin.

Thenewpasswordmustmeet