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User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server
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AAA Protocols—TACACS+ and RADIUS 1-6
TACACS+ 1-7
RADIUS 1-7
Authentication 1-8
Authentication Considerations 1-9
Authentication and User Databases 1-10
Authentication Protocol-Database Compatibility 1-10
Passwords 1-11
Other Authentication-Related Features 1-16
Authorization 1-17
Max Sessions 1-18
Dynamic Usage Quotas 1-18
Shared Profile Components 1-19
Support for Cisco Device-Management Applications 1-19
Other Authorization-Related Features 1-21
Accounting 1-22
Other Accounting-Related Features 1-22
Administration 1-23
HTTP Port Allocation for Administrative Sessions 1-23
Network Device Groups 1-24
Other Administration-Related Features 1-24
Posture Validation 1-25
Cisco Secure ACS HTML Interface 1-25
About the Cisco Secure ACS HTML Interface 1-26
HTML Interface Security 1-26
HTML Interface Layout 1-27
Uniform Resource Locator for the HTML Interface 1-29
Network Environments and Administrative Sessions 1-30
Administrative Sessions and HTTP Proxy 1-30
Administrative Sessions through Firewalls 1-31