Technical Support has reviewed this issue and concluded that when the appliance is configured and situated according to the installation guide and supported best practices, along with the platform hardening present on the appliance, it represents a minimum of risk to the customer:
- Always site the appliance behind an enterprise firewall.
- Configure Secure Shell, User Interface, and Remote Access to restrict the allowed connections.
- If you have an out-of-band interface, enable it and disable in-band management.
IMPORTANT: Technical Support recommends that you apply the updates or hotfixes listed in the Solution field of this article, and always apply the latest update for your appliance software.
