Auto-Secure Feature
There are a cardinal of casework accessible on Cisco devices, as discussed in beforehand sections. It is a actual difficult assignment to monitor
and advance the aegis akin and to analyze anniversary service. To advice with this task, Cisco IOS alien a distinct CLI command,
called Auto-Secure , which performs the afterward functions:
Disables accepted IP casework that can be exploited for arrangement attacks
Enables IP casework and appearance that can aid in the aegis of a arrangement aback beneath attack
In addition, this affection simplifies the aegis agreement of a router and hardens the router configuration. Auto-Secure is admired affection for bodies after appropriate aegis operations applications, because it allows them to bound defended their
network after absolute ability of all the Cisco IOS aegis features.
The Auto-Secure affection is accessible in Cisco IOS Release 12.3(1) and later. The auto defended command in advantaged EXEC can be acclimated to defended the administration and forwarding planes of the router. Aback executed, an alternate astrologer prompts user, unless the no-interact keyword is used, in which case the user is not prompted for alternate configurations.
The appearance auto defended config command can be acclimated to affectation all agreement commands that accept been added as allotment of Auto-Secure process.
Note
For added advice on the Auto-Secure feature, visit
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/sw/iosswrel/ps5187/products_feature_guide09186a008017d101.html .
Caution
Prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.3(8)T, acknowledgment of the Auto-Secure agreement is not available. The acknowledgment affection is
available in IOS Release 12.3(8)T and later. Acknowledgment enables a router to backslide aback to its pre-autosecure configuration
state, if the Auto-Secure agreement fails.