topic Security guidelines in switches. in Network Security https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349820#M969176 <P>Hello to everybody.</P><P></P><P>This is my first post and I don´t know if it is the right place.</P><P></P><P>I would like to know what are the security guidelines that you set up in your switched lan, I mean, do you block unused ports? do you use 802.1x with RADIUS? do you disable telnet and http access?</P><P></P><P>What are the security guidelines that you use in your company or clients?</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance.</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:50:49 GMT Gonzalo Casas Perez 2020-02-21T11:50:49Z Security guidelines in switches. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349820#M969176 <P>Hello to everybody.</P><P></P><P>This is my first post and I don´t know if it is the right place.</P><P></P><P>I would like to know what are the security guidelines that you set up in your switched lan, I mean, do you block unused ports? do you use 802.1x with RADIUS? do you disable telnet and http access?</P><P></P><P>What are the security guidelines that you use in your company or clients?</P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance.</P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 11:50:49 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349820#M969176 Gonzalo Casas Perez 2020-02-21T11:50:49Z Re: Security guidelines in switches. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349821#M969177 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Our network uses the following:</P><P></P><P>AAA;<BR />ACS logon to network equipments; <BR />SSH; <BR />HTTP/HTTPS with access list</P><P></P><P>Depending on the size of your LAN, anyone whoever says that "unused ports should be shutdown" should be shot or given a labotomy.&nbsp; I have more than 300 LAN switches.&nbsp; Do you know the calls I'll be getting every hour just to get ports enabled or disabled?&nbsp;&nbsp; It would make me and my team very un-popular very fast.</P><P></P><P>Configuring Auto Smartports Macros<BR /><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750e_3560e/software/release/12.2_50_se/configuration/guide/swmacro.html">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst3750e_3560e/software/release/12.2_50_se/configuration/guide/swmacro.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:06:00 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349821#M969177 Leo Laohoo 2010-01-11T22:06:00Z Re: Security guidelines in switches. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349822#M969178 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>Check out the best practices and standard guideline for hardening of cisco devices,hopw this helps out your query !!</P><P></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_tech_note09186a0080120f48.shtml">http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk648/tk361/technologies_tech_note09186a0080120f48.shtml</A></P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>Ganesh.H</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:28:59 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349822#M969178 Ganesh Hariharan 2010-01-12T11:28:59Z Re: Security guidelines in switches. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349823#M969179 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for your help, my network has about 100 LAN switches.</P><P></P><P>Regards.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:47:25 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349823#M969179 Gonzalo Casas Perez 2010-01-12T11:47:25Z Re: Security guidelines in switches. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349824#M969180 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thanks for your help, this document is what I´m looking for.</P><P></P><P>Regards.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:48:16 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349824#M969180 Gonzalo Casas Perez 2010-01-12T11:48:16Z Re: Security guidelines in switches. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349825#M969181 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Really great it had helped you.If it had really helped just mark this thread as resolved so that other user will benifitted.</P><P></P><P>Regards</P><P>Ganesh.H</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 12 Jan 2010 11:56:01 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-security/security-guidelines-in-switches/m-p/1349825#M969181 Ganesh Hariharan 2010-01-12T11:56:01Z