In this video, we take a look at how EEM scripts can be utilized alongside Low Impact mode to enable ports to fail open.
Below are EEM Scripts that can be reused and modified for your environment.
Note: For single RADIUS Servers use the “%RADIUS-4-RADIUS_DEAD” syslog pattern and for a group of RADIUS servers use the “%RADIUS-3- ALLDEADSERVER” syslog pattern.
If your devices utilize command authorization then you need to ensure that the script can still run in the event of a failure. Enter the following command at the end of each applet to ensure command authorization is bypassed.
In this article I would like to cover how to configure SNMPv3 for Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE). In a few deployments I’ve done, I’ve come across the need to configure ISE to send SNMPv3 traps to a Network Management System (NMS). SNMPv3 is perfect for ensuring the authentication and encryption of SNMP traffic, something that can’t be done with inferior SNMP versions. Now, one would assume that we could just go ahead and configure ISE for SNMP via the GUI however, unfortunately that’s not the case. To actually configure ISE to send traps to an NMS system we need to configure the settings via the CLI. The demonstration in the article is performed using a standalone ISE. This demonstration also assumes that you have connectivity between your NMS platform and ISE. To see a live demonstration with testing, refer to the video that accompanies this article. Configuration Steps Enable SNMP So that we can configure the required SNMPv3 settings for ISE, SNMP needs to be enabled. iselab/a...
In this article I would like to go through a typical Identity Based Networking Services (IBNS 2.0) configuration, breaking down each so that we can better understand the configuration. While there are many configuration elements of secure network access, this article will focus on the Cisco Common Classification Policy Language (C3PL) configurations. I must admit, when I first got a glance of some IBNS 2.0 configuration, I was a little taken back at the amount of configuration. However, after reading up about it, and refreshing parts of my CCNP R&S skills, I was able to understand how IBNS 2.0 configuration comes together. This article will NOT focus on use cases for using IBNS 2.0, however, I would like to point out some good, online documentation that will provide you with some useful information. IBNS 2.0 at a glance Identity Based Networking Command Reference Guide Cisco Live IBNS 2.0 Lab Guide Configuring Identity Service Templates Configuring IEEE 802.1x Port-Based Authent...
In this article we are going to take a look at how to capture Extensible Authentication Protocol Over LAN (EAPOL) and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) packets using Wireshark. This article can be useful for troubleshooting 802.1x within your environment and can also be used for learning purposes. The following topology has been used to gather the required output for this article. Note: This article will only cover the switch configurations that are required to gather EAPOL and RADIUS configuration. Overview of the Topology The supplicant is configured to perform 802.1x using EAP-TLS as the authentication method The user certificate on the supplicant will be used for authentication The supplicant has Wireshark installed Cisco ISE is used for authentication and authorisation The supplicant is assigned to VLAN 10 upon authentication and all other endpoint ports are assigned to VLAN 99 Sniffer device is running Wireshark in order to capture RADIUS flows via SPAN 802.1x ...
In this article, I would like to highlight the importance of using complex passwords when hashed with the MD5 128-bit algorithm. I will demonstrate the cracking of MD5 salted passwords using Kali Linux and a password cracking tool, John the Ripper. Cisco IOS devices use the MD5 algorithm to hash username passwords created by administrators. When weak password strings are used that are protected with MD5 they become susceptible to attacks. MD5 passwords use something called salted hash, this is a four-character phrase that is generated and combined with the password. Extracts of the following demonstration are taken from a CCNA Security lab I have been working on. It was such an informative lab, I decided to document it and share it with the SYNACK community. To carry out MD5 cracking we will use John the Ripper to crack a weak hashed password and then we will use a custom dictionary to carry out the second attack. Step 1. Produce a one-way transform (MD5 hash) using Kali Linux Open Ter...
A few days ago I posted a video on my YouTube channel showing people how to overcome two error codes that were stopping people upgrading to Windows 10. It just so turns out that quite a few people were encountering the same issue so I thought I would share this video with you just in case you were having the same problems. If the video solution doesn’t work then please see the comments section for additional solutions.
