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Elevation of Privilege, Con SNMPv3 and HTTPS

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Elevation of Privilege Elevation of privilege is any method of upgrading authorized access to include unauthorized access. This can be any of the following: • Non-administrators changing settings to get administrator privileges • Unauthorized use of management software to provide access for other unauthorized users • Using management software to bypass job accounting functions Here are some methods of minimizing opportunities for elevation of privilege: • Configure the administrator (device) password • Configure SNMPv3 and HTTPS • Lock available control panel menus and configure user access 8

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Elevation of Privilege
Elevation of privilege is any method of upgrading authorized access to include unauthorized access. This
can be any of the following:
Non-administrators changing settings to get administrator privileges
Unauthorized use of management software to provide access for other unauthorized users
Using management software to bypass job accounting functions
Here are some methods of minimizing opportunities for elevation of privilege:
Configure the administrator (device) password
Configure SNMPv3 and HTTPS
Lock available control panel menus and configure user access