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Securing access methods
Securing access methods
The following table lists the management access methods available on a Brocade device, how they
are secured by default, and the ways in which they can be secured.
TABLE 20 Ways to secure management access to Brocade devices
Access method How the access
method is secured
by default
Ways to secure the access method See page
Serial access to the CLI Not secured Establish passwords for management privilege
levels
page 125
Access to the Privileged
EXEC and CONFIG levels of
the CLI
Not secured Establish a password for Telnet access to the CLI page 124
Establish passwords for management privilege
levels
page 125
Set up local user accounts page 129
Configure TACACS/TACACS+ security page 139
Configure RADIUS security page 157
Telnet access Not secured Regulate Telnet access using ACLs page 113
Allow Telnet access only from specific IP
addresses
page 116
Restrict Telnet access based on a client MAC
address
page 117
Allow Telnet access only from specific MAC
addresses
page 119
Define the Telnet idle time page 118
Change the Telnet login timeout period page 118
Specify the maximum number of login attempts
for Telnet access
page 118
Disable Telnet access page 123
Establish a password for Telnet access page 124
Establish passwords for privilege levels of the
CLI
page 125
Set up local user accounts page 129
Configure TACACS/TACACS+ security page 139
Configure RADIUS security page 157