The argument there would be that it&#x27;s very hard to secure all access to a network - anyone compromising any network device, or e.g. physical access to the cable runs in the building, then had access to IPMI.<p>In a high security situation I&#x27;d keep the IPMI network physically segregated, with a small number of machines acting as access to it. Or maybe connect IPMI only within each (locked) rack, and require using something like ansible if you want to perform an operation across more than one rack. Whether the cost&#x2F;benefit fits for your circumstances is another question of course.