Purpose of Telnet Service
Posted: Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:20 pm
Our IT Team has raised some security concerns about the information published by TELNET banner. They want to know
1) What is the purpose of Telnet Service, Why it is required for IBM Infosphere Server?
2) Can we disable the Telnet Service in the Server?
And My understanding on telnet Service is, it will be used by datastage server when some OS level commands has to be executed. In our project we dont have any such requirement to execute OS level commands. So is it safe to stop the Telnet Service on Datastage Server?
Please Confirm whether my understanding is correct or what is the purpose of telnet Server.
1) What is the purpose of Telnet Service, Why it is required for IBM Infosphere Server?
2) Can we disable the Telnet Service in the Server?
And My understanding on telnet Service is, it will be used by datastage server when some OS level commands has to be executed. In our project we dont have any such requirement to execute OS level commands. So is it safe to stop the Telnet Service on Datastage Server?
Please Confirm whether my understanding is correct or what is the purpose of telnet Server.