Configuring Switch Security

por | 2 marzo, 2008

enable password:

switch>en
switch#conf t
switch(config)#enable secret cisco

Protect COM port
switch>en
switch#conf t
switch(config)#line console 0
password cisco
login

( needs login to ask the password for the COM port)

renember copy the running-config to startup-config

COM password

line con 0  
 password cisco
 login   

Telnet password

line vty 0 4
 password cisco
 login   
line vty 5 15
 password cisco
 login   
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To encrypt passwords
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switch(config)#service password-encryption

line con 0
 password 7 DGASDFSDFSFD
 login
line vty 0 4
 password 7 0EGGRGEGAGA1D
 login
line vty 5 15
 password 7 020ERG23WFAB
 login
!
end

!!!!!False security:!!!!
 Don’t use the old type 7 passwords anymore. Use the new «secret» keyword only.
http://www.ifm.net.nz/cookbooks/passwordcracker.html

weaker with password 7
 but is faster!
less process overhead!

SWITCH_cisco(config)#banner ?
  LINE            c banner-text c, where ‘c’ is a delimiting character
  exec            Set EXEC process creation banner
  incoming        Set incoming terminal line banner
  login           Set login banner
  motd            Set Message of the Day banner
  prompt-timeout  Set Message for login authentication timeout
  slip-ppp        Set Message for SLIP/PPP

SWITCH_CISCO(config)#banner mod ]
Enter TEXT message.  End with the character ‘m’.
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DO NOT LOG ON
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DONT USE TELNET
CONFIGURATION SSH

Primero configurar usuario y password
SWITCH_CISCO(config)#username admin password cisco

Después necesitamos un nombre de dominio para generar un certificado
SWITCH_CISCO(config)#ip domain-name miempresa.com

generar el certificado
SWITCH_CISCO(config)#crypto key generate rsa

How many bits in the modulus[512]:1024

SWITCH_CISCO(config)#ip ssh version 2

SWITCH_CISCO(config)# line vty 0 4 
SWITCH_CISCO(config-line)#transport input ssh