Most IT pros realize that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is insecure. Transmitted in clear text across a network, Telnet traffic basically publicizes any login usernames and ...
Ivan Pepelnjak, chief technology advisor at NIL Data Communications has a tip about one-time passwords on Cisco routers: “Cisco routers preconfigured for SDM have default username/password cisco/cisco ...
Most IT pros know that using Telnet to manage routers, switches, and firewalls is not exactly a security best practice. Instead, the accepted alternative to Telnet's lack of security is Secure Shell ...