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Getting Started

Overview of Access Security Features

Allows access to the switch by a networked device having an IP address previously configured in the switch as "authorized".

HP recommends that you use local passwords together with the switch’s other security features to provide a more comprehensive security fabric than if you use only the local password option. Table 1 lists these features with the security coverage they provide.

Table 1.	Management Access Security Protection
	Security Feature	Offers Protection Against Unauthorized Client Access to					Offers Protection
			Switch Management Features				Against
		Connection	Telnet	SNMP	Web	SSH	Unauthorized Client
							Access to the
				(Net Mgmt)	Browser	Client
							Network
Local Manager and Operator		PtP:	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
Usernames and Passwords*		Remote:	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No
TACACS+*		PtP:	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
		Remote:	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
RADIUS*		PtP:	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
		Remote:	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SSH		Ptp:	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
		Remote:	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
SSL		PtP:	No	No	Yes	No	No
		Remote:	No	No	Yes	No	No
Port-Based Access Control (802.1x)		PtP:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Remote:	No	No	No	No	No
Port Security (MAC address)		PtP:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
		Remote:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Authorized IP Managers		PtP:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
		Remote:	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

*Protection for serial port access includes the local Manager/Operator, TACACS+, and RADIUS options (direct connect or modem access).

There are two security areas to protect: access to the switch management features and access to the network through the switch. The above table shows the type of protection each switch security feature offers.

The Product Documentation CD-ROMshipped with the switch includes a copy of this guide. You can also download the latest copy from the HP Procurve website. (Refer to “Getting Documentation From the Web”, below.)

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