Cabletron Systems CSX1200, CSX1000 manual ACE Authentication Server Background Information

CONFIGURING OFF-NODE SERVER INFORMATION

ACE Authentication Server

NUMBER OF ACCESS REQUEST RETRIES

The number of Access Request Retries that the system will send to the ACE Server. The initial default value is 3. The acceptable range is from 0 to 32,767.

TIME BETWEEN ACCESS REQUEST RETRIES

The time between Access Request Retries sent from the system. The initial default value is 1 second. The acceptable range is from 1 to 10,000.

ENCRYPTION METHOD

This option should always indicate SDI, and is not currently configurable. If the ACE Server is not also configured to use SDI encryption, then any authentication attempts via the system will fail.

SOURCE IP ADDRESS

The source IP address for the ACE client should be a valid address (in dotted decimal notation) for the system. This address must match the IP address listed for the system in the ACE Server host machine’s /etc/hosts file.

ACE AUTHENTICATION SERVER BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Access Control Encryption (ACE) is a database supported by the system. ACE operates using two components: client code and server code. The ACE Server software is installed on a UNIX-based system connected to the network. The client protocols allow the CyberSWITCH to communicate with the ACE Server, ultimately authenticating users.

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