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A security review at a TVET school finds that its switches are still managed with Telnet. What is the main risk?

Un audit de sécurité dans une école TVET constate que ses commutateurs sont encore administrés par Telnet. Quel est le principal risque ?

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ATelnet cannot be used across different VLANsTelnet ne peut pas être utilisé entre différents VLAN
BTelnet uses much more bandwidth than SSH does on the same linkTelnet consomme beaucoup plus de bande passante que SSH sur la même liaison
CUsernames, passwords and commands travel unencryptedLes identifiants, mots de passe et commandes circulent sans chiffrement
DThe switches cannot keep a log of Telnet sessionsLes commutateurs ne peuvent pas journaliser les sessions Telnet
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