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Configuring Security Features

The iDRAC6 provides the following security features:

•Advanced Security options for the iDRAC6 administrator:

•The Virtual Console disable option allows the local system user

to disable Virtual Console using the iDRAC6 Virtual Console feature.

•The local configuration disable features allows the remote iDRAC6 administrator to selectively disable the ability to configure the iDRAC6 from:

–BIOS POST option-ROM

–operating system using the local RACADM and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator utilities

•RACADM CLI and Web-based interface operation, which supports 128-bit SSL encryption and 40-bit SSL encryption (for countries where 128-bit is not acceptable)

NOTE: Telnet does not support SSL encryption.

•Session time-out configuration (in seconds) through the Web-based interface or RACADM CLI

•Configurable IP ports (where applicable)

•Secure Shell (SSH), which uses an encrypted transport layer for higher security

•Login failure limits per IP address, with login blocking from the IP address when the limit is exceeded

•Limited IP address range for clients connecting to the iDRAC6

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