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Custom security profile

The Custom Security Profile opens up a dialog box to allow custom configuration of individual protocols or services.

NOTE: By default, a number of protocols and services are enabled in the Custom profile; however, they are configurable to a user's custom requirements.

The following tables illustrate the properties for each of the Security Profiles. The enabled services in each profile is designated.

Table 8.3: Enabled Services to Access the Appliance Under Each Security Profile

 

Access to the Console Server

Secure

Moderate

Open

Default

Telnet

N/A

N/A

Yes

N/A

sshv1

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

sshv2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Allow SSH root access

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

HTTP

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

HTTPS

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

HTTP redirection to HTTPS

N/A

Yes

N/A

Yes

Table 8.4: Enabled Services to Access the Serial Ports Under Each Security Profile

 

Access to Serial Ports

Secure

Moderate

Open

Default

Console (Telnet)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Console (ssh)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Console (Raw)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

Serial Port Authentication

Yes

N/A

N/A

N/A

Bidirect (Dynamic Mode Support)

N/A

Yes

Yes

Yes

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