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Change ssh port onboard administrator on c7000 possible?

 
sciunix
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Change ssh port onboard administrator on c7000 possible?

We would like to change from port 22 to a different port on our Onboard Administrator. Is is possible? Are we asking for a big headache down the road?
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Raghuarch
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Re: Change ssh port onboard administrator on c7000 possible?

This is what The onboard administrator Help says:
Enable Secure Shell├в This checkbox is selected by default. Deselecting this checkbox disables Secure Shell connections to the Onboard Administrator. SSH is disabled when Two-Factor Authentication is enabled. Disabling Two-Factor Authentication does not automatically re-enable SSH. To re-enable SSH, you must select the checkbox and then click Apply. Port 22 is used.
Enable Telnet├в This checkbox is selected by default. Deselecting this checkbox disables Telnet connections to the Onboard Administrator. Telnet is disabled when Two-Factor Authentication is enabled. Disabling Two-Factor Authentication does not automatically re-enable Telnet. To re-enable Telnet, you must select the checkbox and click Apply. Port 23 is used.

As of now SSH is only Port22 in OA.
sciunix
Occasional Contributor

Re: Change ssh port onboard administrator on c7000 possible?

The ability to change the ssh port number is a COMMON security procedure. I recommend that somehow this capability be added. There are too many bots that hammer port 22 out there.