SecureAdmin makes it very difficult for someone to intercept a storage system administrator's password over the network, because the password and all administrative communication are encrypted. SecureAdmin also provides a secure communication channel between a client and the storage system by using one or both of the following protocols:
SSH provides a secure remote shell and interactive network session. SecureAdmin supports SSH 1.x clients and SSH 2.0 clients.
SSL provides secure web access for FilerView and Data ONTAP APIs.
The following sections discuss how the SSH and SSL protocols improve security:
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