Information For End Users; Cisco Unified Ip Phone Security Features - Cisco 7975G Software Manual

Cisco Unified IP Phone
Model Information, Status, and Statistics, on page 175

Information for End Users

If you are a system administrator, you are likely the primary source of information for Cisco Unified IP Phone
users in your network or company. To ensure that you distribute the most current feature and procedural
information, familiarize yourself with Cisco Unified IP Phone documentation. Make sure to visit the
Cisco Unified IP Phone web site:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/phones/ps379/tsd_products_support_series_home.html
From this site, you can access various user guides.
In addition to providing users with documentation, it is important to inform them about available Cisco Unified
IP Phone features, including features that are specific to your company or network, and about how to access
and customize those features, if appropriate.
Related Topics
Internal Support Web Site, on page 241

Cisco Unified IP Phone Security Features

Implementation of security in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager system prevents identity theft of
the phone and Cisco Unified Communications Manager server, prevents data tampering, and prevents call
signaling and media stream tampering.
To alleviate these threats, the Cisco Unified IP telephony network establishes and maintains authenticated
and encrypted communication streams between a phone and the server, digitally signs files before they are
transferred to a phone, and encrypts media streams and call signaling between Cisco Unified IP phones.
The Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G uses the Phone Security Profile,
which defines whether the device is nonsecure, authenticated, or encrypted. For information on application
of the security profile to the phone, see the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide.
If you configure security-related settings in Cisco Unified Communications Manager Administration, the
phone configuration file will contain sensitive information. To ensure the privacy of a configuration file, you
must configure it for encryption. For detailed information, see the "Configuring Encrypted Phone Configuration
Files" chapter in the Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Guide.
The following table shows where you can find additional information about security in this and other documents.
Table 3: Cisco Unified IP Phone and Cisco Unified Communications Manager Security Topics
Topic
Detailed explanation of security; includes
setup, configuration, and troubleshooting
information for Cisco Unified
Communications Manager and Cisco Unified
IP Phones
Security features that the Cisco Unified IP
Phone supports
Cisco Unified IP Phone 7975G, 7971G-GE, 7970G, 7965G, and 7945G Administration Guide for Cisco Unified
Reference
See the Troubleshooting Guide for Cisco Unified
Communications Manager.
See Supported Security Features, on page
Communications Manager 9.0 (SCCP and SIP)
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