Security; Advanced Security Configuration - HP 1820 Management And Configuration Manual

Security

The HP 1820 series switch software includes a robust set of built-in denial-of-service (DoS) and storm-control
protections, and allows configuring secure HTTP (HTTPS) management sessions.

Advanced Security Configuration

The HP 1820 series switch software provides the following built-in security features:
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The DoS feature does not generate any notifications (such as error messages, syslog messages, SNMP traps) if
a DoS attack occurs.
To display the Advanced Security page, click Security > Advanced Security in the navigation pane.
Storm Control This feature protects against condition where incoming packets flood the LAN,
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causing network performance degradation. The software includes Storm Control protection for unicast
traffic with an unknown destination, and for broadcast and multicast traffic.
Auto Denial-of-Service (DoS) protections
external communication requests to prevent the switch from performing efficiently, or at all. You can
enable Auto DoS protection that prevents common types of DoS attacks.
A DoS attack is an attempt to saturate the switch with
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