So you want to connect securely to your Pix firewall? You will need to setup SSH instead of connecting using telnet. Telnet is clear text and SSH is encrypted.
Below are the required commands to run on your pix:
Hostname "Name"
domain "domain name"
ca generate rsa key 1024
ca save all
ssh 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.255 inside
writ m
The reasons for each […]
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