1.2.7 Disable the Telnet Feature

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Information

Telnet is a clear-text administrative protocol. As such, both the credentials used to establish the session and all commands and data within the session are readable in clear-text, so can be intercepted or modified by an attacker

Rationale:

Solution

switch(config)# no feature telnet

Default Value:

By default the telnet feature is disabled. This setting appears in both the running and saved configuration.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/6524