Re: switch console or ip ?

[Nathaniel Hall <halln () otc edu>]

Of course it would be more secure.  Similarly, it would be more secure 
to only allow modifications to a linux firewall from the local console 
than to allow access from specific IP addresses.  There is almost always 
another way to get around security measures, but there are ways to make 
it more secure.

Nathaniel Hall
Intrusion Detection and Firewall Technician
Ozarks Technical Community College -- Office of Computer Networking

halln () otc edu
417-799-0552



Okiwaso wrote:

> Would it be more secure to only enable access to a Cisco switch via console
> so Cisco exploits could not potentially reach it through internet traffic
> that may have got past firewall, IDS, etc ?
>
> Thanks,
> Oki
>