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RE: Locking Cisco Router
From: "Christian Freas" <ChrisF () fairbankscapital com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 16:57:05 -0500
This is a common issue and Cisco routers are no different than anything else. If you have physical access you own the box. Whether you have the skill to reset the password is a separate issue, but all of the info necessary to do it is on the Cisco website. They have a published password recovery plan. You need a console, and access to the box. Short of epoxying the console port closed, there is no way to prevent this. -----Original Message----- From: Chris Berry [mailto:compjma () hotmail com] Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 4:10 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: RE: Locking Cisco Router
From: "Vik Evans" <vik () packeteye com> Or there is always the over-worked, in house IT person who ends up forgetting the password for what ever reason - what does he do now?
Being overworked is understandable, failing to keep an encrypted copy of all your passwords in case you forget is not, fire him. (Take a look at PasswordSafe from www.counterpane.com 448bit blowfish encrypted storage) However if this item is like most hardware I've worked with, there will be a reset jumper or backup battery you can mess with inside the case that will clear all of the memory. Chris Berry compjma () hotmail com Systems Administrator JM Associates "And here in our server room you can see our Beowolf Cluster of C64's that keeps our enterprise on the very cutting edge of technology." _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail
Current thread:
- RE: Locking Cisco Router, (continued)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Dozal, Tim (Nov 19)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Erick B. (Nov 21)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router DeGennaro, Gregory (Nov 19)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Mark (fat) (Nov 22)
- Re: Locking Cisco Router Meritt James (Nov 25)
- Re: Locking Cisco Router Rok Pintar (Nov 25)
- Re[2]: Locking Cisco Router DocValde (Nov 27)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Mark (fat) (Nov 22)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Dozal, Tim (Nov 19)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Dozal, Tim (Nov 22)
- RE: Locking Cisco Router Chris Berry (Nov 22)
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