As a temporary measure until you resolve your problems it should be fine.
If you want to make it even more secure, you can add the 'service
password-encryption' to your config if it is not already there. This option
makes the router hash your local passwords with MD5 encryption.
>From: Juan Blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: 'Frank Wells' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Security issue
>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:31:01 -0500
>
>how secure this option is ......
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Frank Wells [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 1:58 PM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: Security issue
>
>
>Add local authentication to the router by adding a username and password
>combo in priv exec. Add the local parameter to the 'aaa authentication'
>line in your config too.
>
>
> >From: Juan Blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Juan Blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Security issue
> >Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 13:33:41 -0500
> >
> >Folks,
> > If I use a modem to connect to my routers to troubleshoot a problem
> >when
> >I lost connectivity how will I be authenticated if TACCAS has being
>applied
> >to that router and connectivity is no available for authentication.
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Juan
>
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