Chapter 5
Hardening the Core Cisco UC Appliance Operating Systems
In this chapter we discuss the process to secure core Cisco UC Appliance operating systems and center it around three core areas:
The differences between the UC Appliance OS and a standard Linux server
Enabling Operating System Advanced Security Hardening Mechanisms
Securing the OS command line and enabling command-line user access controls
We start the conversation with differentiating between the operating system used by the Cisco UC applications and a standard Linux server. This discussion covers how the UC application operating system is hardened by default, limiting numerous aspects like shell access, user access, and ability to install software when compared to a standard ...
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