Lucent Technologies BCS Products Security Handbook Instructions Manual

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Prevent 
unauthorized 
outgoing calls 
(continued)Restrict phones 
from making 
outbound callsAttendant-
Controlled
voice terminals
(G2 and System 85 
only)Place phones in 
attendant- 
controlled group
Limit outgoing calls FRLs Restrict tie trunk 
usage
Deny access to 
AAR/ARS/WCR
Authorization 
codesSet to maximum 
length 
Set FRL on COR
Limit calling 
permissionsCOS (G2 and 
System 85...

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1. Methods are listed in decreasing order of importance, relative to security.
2. Basic transfer with Transfer Restriction = Digits allows access to dial tone.Prevent exit from 
Voice Messaging 
SystemLimit calling 
permissionsCOR (G1, G3, and 
System 75 only)Set low FRL
Set calling party 
restrictions or 
outward restrictions
Set COR to COR 
restrictions
COS (G2 and 
System 85 only)Set...

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Table 2-2. Security Goals: MERLIN II, MERLIN LEGEND, MERLIN Plus, and 
System 25 Communications Systems
Security Goal Method Security Tool Steps
Protect Remote 
Access featureLimit access Barrier codes Set max length
Authorization 
codes (MERLIN 
LEGEND 
Communications 
System R3 only)Set max length
Turn off Remote 
Access when not 
neededRemote Access 
administrationDeactivate feature...

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Protect Remote 
System 
ProgrammingRequire password 
to access system 
programmingSystem 
Programming 
password 
(MERLIN 
LEGEND 
Communications 
System and 
System 25 only)Set password
Protect Remote 
Call ForwardingSet limit for how 
long a forwarded 
call can lastAutomatic Timeout 
(MERLIN Plus 
Communications 
System R2 only)Administer a time 
limit
Turn off remote call 
forwarding...

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Prevent 
unauthorized use 
of facilitiesLimit access to 
ARS route patternsFRLs Set lowest 
possible value
Restrict who can 
use outcallingCOS
(MERLIN MAIL, 
MERLIN MAIL-ML, 
and MERLIN MAIL 
R3 Voice 
Messaging 
Systems only)Select a COS that 
does not permit 
outcalling
Prevent theft of 
information via 
Voice Messaging 
SystemAssign secure 
passwordsPasswords Encourage users to...

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1. The risk of toll fraud applies only if the Remote Administration Unit (RAU) is installed
with the PARTNER II or PARTNER Plus Communications System.
Table 2-3. Security Goals: PARTNER II and PARTNER Plus Communications 
Systems
Security Goal Method Security Tool Steps
Protect Remote 
Access1Do not use 
unattended modeAttended mode
(RAU)None (Attended 
mode is system 
default)
Prevent...

Large Business Communications Systems 
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3Large Business Communications 
Systems
This chapter provides information on protecting the following:
nDEFINITY ECS Release 5 and later
nDEFINITY Communications Systems
nSystem 75
nSystem 85
The first section of this chapter, ‘‘
Keeping Unauthorized Third Parties from 
Entering the System’’ details the major ways third parties enter the system and 
tells how to keep them from doing...

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Keeping Unauthorized Third Parties
from Entering the System
How Third Parties Enter the System
The major ways in which unauthorized third parties gain entry into the system are 
as follows:
nRemote Access
nRemote Maintenance Port
nVectors
nTransfers from adjunct systems, including voice mail systems, call 
prompters, and voice...

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nRequire maximum length barrier codes and authorization codes. For 
System 75 R1V1 and R1V2, require the entry of a barrier code. For 
System 85 and releases of DEFINITY G2.1 and G2.2 prior to 3.0, require 
either a barrier code or an authorization code. For DEFINITY G2 and 
System 85, require the entry of 11 digits (4-digit...

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*For ASAI, see the applicable product feature description.
Barrier Codes
Figure 3-1 illustrates how barrier codes and/or authorization codes can provide 
added security for Remote Access calls. Refer to this flowchart as necessary 
throughout the sections on Barrier Codes and Authorization Codes.
Table 3-1. Security Tools for...