Ok when I run show activation-key and also failover exec standby show activation-key, it shows for both Running Permanent Activation Key: and its 5 groups of 10 characters, the first three starting with 0xe and the last two starting with 0xc. Are you saying I had to, I could paste those groups of 10 characters as is back in?
First I thought of just applying the license on the standby firewall, but the cluster shows as disabled in this key. I'm not sure if I can just reboot it without a write mem command, or if applying a key is permanent on the spot.
It may be minimal protection, but the majority of this is now in Cloudflare. This is just minimal in front of whatever assets we do not have "proxied" through Cloudflare. For all others, we now have ACL's in place, tested successfully that only allow traffic from Cloudflare. The Cloudflare has stopped a massive credential stuffing attack from botnets.
We just wanted something quick, cheap, and easy. Adding firepower would have taken more time, required physical access to install the SSD drives, cost more money, and be a learning curve. We are already doing homework for a replacement for next year. Wheater that is the latest and greatest Cisco equivalent replacement, a Palo Alto, Fortigate, or another competitor, we are open to everything, and ease of use will be on the list as well as all of the next-get capabilities.
