Santos:CCNA Sec 210-260 OCG

Chapter 11. Securing the Management Plane on Cisco IOS Devices

This chapter covers the following topics:

Securing management traffic

Implementing security measures to protect the management plane

Accessing and configuring Cisco devices are common occurrences for an administrator. Malicious router management traffic from an unauthorized source can pose a security threat. For example, an attacker could compromise router security by intercepting login credentials (such as the username and password). This chapter introduces the concept of the management plane (which is a collection of protocols and access methods we use to configure, manage, and maintain a network device) and examines how to protect it.