Chapter12 Easy VPN Remote
Administering Easy VPN Remote Connections
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Cisco Router and Security Device Manager 2.5 User’s Guide
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User Authentication
If the Easy VPN server or concentrator has been configured to use XAuth, it requires a userna me and
password whenever the router establishes the connection, including when you deliver the configuration
to the router, and when you disconnect and reconnect the tunnel. Find out whet her XAuth is used, and
obtain the required username and password.
From PC Choose From PC if you will enter the credentials in a web browser
window.
Note This option appears only if supported by the Cisco IOS
image on your router.
From this router Choose From this router if you will enter the credentials from the
router command line interface or from Cisco SDM.
Save Credentials If the server allows passwords to be saved, you can eliminate the
need to enter the username and password each time the Easy VPN
tunnel is established. The information is saved in the router
configuration file and used each time the tunnel is established.
Choose Save Credentials to save the username and password to the
router configuration file.
Caution Storing the XAuth username and password in router
memory creates a security risk because anyone who has
access to the router configuration can obtain this
information. If you do not want this information stored
on the router, do not enter it here. The Easy VPN server
will simply challenge the router for the username and
password each time the connection is established. Also,
Cisco SDM cannot itself determine whether the server
allows passwords to be saved. You must determine
whether the server allows this option. If the server does
not allow passwords to be saved, you should not create a
security risk by entering the information here.
Username Enter the username you have been given by the server administrator.
Table12-13 Authentication Information Fields
Element Description