Review: Password Protections for the CLI
Connecting Securely
Chapter 7, “Installing and Operating Cisco LAN Switches,” and Chapter 8, “Configuring Ethernet Switching,” discussed how routers and switches protect CLI access using different passwords. As a reminder, Figure 23-11 reviews the locations where IOS can require a password to get into the CLI, or move to a different mode: the console, vty, and to move from user to enable mode.
Figure 23-11 Locations to Consider Passwords: Console, vty, and Enable
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