uc560 sslvpn secure?

[Jrsac]

The SSLVPN on the UC560 does not have any limit I can see on the number of attempts to log in by a remote user. What keeps someone from just running a continuos login attempt? In this case, the UC560 is both my firewall and my phone system. I am using VPN client, but it uses more resources and there is no VPN client for new windows 8 laptops to my knowledge.

Is this correct that SSLVPN should not be used for remote access since there is no limit on login tries?

[danplacek]

While I am not defending this particular issue... I would like to point out that a secure password would take so many attempts to brute force that any attempt to do so would be impractical and essentially amount to a DOS against your system. If you are that concerned about it, you could always monitor the logs.

[Jrsac]

Thank you for your response? It just does not seem very secure with no limit on login tries.

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