Cisco Systems 3.3 System Configuration: Authentication and Certificates

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System Configuration: Authentication
and Certificates
This chapter addresses authentication and certification features found in the
System Configuration section of Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine.
This chapter contains the following topics:
•About Certification and EAP Protocols, page 10-1
•Global Authentication Setup, page 10-26
•Cisco Secure ACS Certificate Setup, page 10-34
About Certification and EAP Protocols
Cisco Secure ACS uses EAP-TLS and PEAP authentication protocols in
combination with digital certification to ensure the protection and validity of
authentication information. Digital certification, EAP-TLS, PEAP, and machine
authentication are described in the topics that follow.
This section contains the following topics:
•Digital Certificates, page 10-2
•EAP-TLS Authentication, page 10-2
•PEAP Authentication, page 10-8
•EAP-FAST Authentication, page 10-13