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Security best practices
Help | V-Series Appliance | Version 8.0.x
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Lock the appliance inside an IT closet or data center and enable a BIOS password. Physical access to the appliance can be a security risk for your network.
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Physical access to the appliance via serial console (KVM) to access the command line interface is protected after firstboot is run, by the administrator credentials.
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Ensure that administrator credentials are restricted to a select few persons. This helps prevent unauthorized access to the system.
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Enable troubleshooting ports and permit remote access only when requested to do so by Websense Technical Support. Return these settings to the disabled state immediately after the Websense specialist logs off.

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