Specifications

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The Enterprise Chassis ships with secure settings by default, with two security
policy settings supported:
򐂰 Secure: This setting is the default one. It ensures a secure chassis
infrastructure that supports:
– Strong password policies with automatic validation and verification checks
– Updated passwords that replace the default passwords after initial setup
– Secure communication protocols, such as SSH, SSL, and HTTPS
– Certificates to establish secure and trusted connections for applications
that run on the management processors
򐂰 Legacy: This setting provides flexibility in chassis security. It provides:
– Weak password policies with minimal controls
– Manufacturing default passwords that do not have to be changed
– Unencrypted communication protocols, such as Telnet, SNMP v1, TCP
command mode, CIM-XML, FTP server, and TFTP server