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Set ‘login authentication for ‘line vty’

Details

Authenticates users who access the router or switch remotely through the VTY port.

Solution

Configure management lines to require login using the default or a named AAA authentication list. This configuration must be set individually for all line types.
hostname(config)#line vty {line-number} [ending-line-number]
hostname(config-line)#login authentication {default | aaa_list_name}

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Identification and Authentication.This control applies to the following type of system Cisco.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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