Applies to ONTAP 9 Answer Yes, telnet (TCP port: 23) is not required for normal operations in ONTAP. SSH is the recommended and secure alternative. To disable telnet in your cluster: ::> security prot...Applies to ONTAP 9 Answer Yes, telnet (TCP port: 23) is not required for normal operations in ONTAP. SSH is the recommended and secure alternative. To disable telnet in your cluster: ::> security protocol modify -application telnet -enabled false Additional Information additionalInformation_text