Special Security Features; The Recovery Password; Commands Used To Configure Telnet Access - Avaya G430 Manual

Accessing the Branch Gateway

Special security features

Special security features allow you to enable and disable the recovery password, establish
incoming and outgoing Telnet connections, copy gateway configurations while keeping
configuration secrets, and configure SYN cookies for preventing SYN attacks.
Related topics:

The recovery password

Commands used to configure Telnet access

Gateway secret management
DoS attacks
Managed Security Services
The recovery password
The Branch Gateway includes a special recovery password. The purpose of the recovery
password is to enable the system administrator to access the Branch Gateway in the event
that the regular password is forgotten. You can only use the recovery password when
accessing the Branch Gateway via a direct connection to the Services port. The username and
password for the recovery password are:
username: root
password: ggdaseuaimhrke
Note:
After accessing the Branch Gateway using the recovery password, remember to define an
Admin level user before exiting the Branch Gateway . See
and privledge level
You can use the set terminal recovery password command to enable or disable the
recovery password option. Use this command only when accessing the Branch Gateway using
a direct connection to the Services port.
Commands used to configure Telnet access
You can enable and disable the Branch Gateway's ability to establish incoming and outgoing
Telnet connections using the following commands. These commands are secured commands
and are not displayed together with the running configuration (using the show running-
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