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Re: switch console or ip ?


From: Barrie Dempster <barrie () reboot-robot net>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 13:04:21 +0100

On Mon, 2004-10-18 at 17:06 -0300, 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 ?
Yes, removing an avenue of attack is almost always considered more
secure.

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