Cisco Systems 3.3 Overview

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User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server

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Overview

This chapter provides an overview of Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server.

This chapter contains the following topics:

•The Cisco Secure ACS Paradigm, page 1-2

•Cisco Secure ACS Specifications, page 1-3

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System Performance Specifications, page 1-3

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Cisco Secure ACS Windows Services, page 1-4

•AAA Server Functions and Concepts, page 1-5

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Cisco Secure ACS and the AAA Client, page 1-6

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AAA Protocols—TACACS+ and RADIUS, page 1-6

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Authentication, page 1-8

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Authorization, page 1-17

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Accounting, page 1-22

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Administration, page 1-23

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Posture Validation, page 1-25

•Cisco Secure ACS HTML Interface, page 1-25

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About the Cisco Secure ACS HTML Interface, page 1-26

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HTML Interface Layout, page 1-27

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Uniform Resource Locator for the HTML Interface, page 1-29

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Network Environments and Administrative Sessions, page 1-30