Configuration Example, Security

MAB and MDA in an IP Phone environment

RenĂ© Jorissen on February 5, 2010 26 Comments • Tags: #5330 #authenticate #bypass #cdp #ciscoavpair #devicetrafficclassvoice #domain #hostmode #lldp #mab #mac #mda #mitel #multidomain #multiple #phone #radius #vsa

I blogged before about the MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) feature in network environments. MAC Authentication Bypass can be used to secure the wired network by verifying MAC addresses to a central database. By using a radius server, like Microsoft IAS or FreeRadius, you can also redirect verified MAC addresses to a specific VLAN. Lately I … Read More

Configuration Example, Routing, Security, Switching

Secure HSRP configuration

RenĂ© Jorissen on July 25, 2008 2 Comments • Tags: #authenticate #cdp #clear #dtp #hsrp #keystring #md5 #preempt #priority #spoofing #standby #text #timeout #wireshark #yersinia

A friend of mine works for a well known auditing and penetration testing company in the Netherlands. Recently we were talking about how he starts looking for flaws in network infrastructures. My friend told me that the first thing he does is simply starting WireShark and start looking at all the packets he receives. By … Read More