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APPENDIX

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Internal Architecture

This chapter describes the Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server architectural
components. It includes the following topics:
Windows Services, page G-1
Windows Registry, page G-2
CSAdmin, page G-2
CSAuth, page G-3
CSDBSync, page G-4
CSLog, page G-4
CSMon, page G-4
CSTacacs and CSRadius, page G-8

Windows Services

Cisco Secure ACS is modular and flexible to fit the needs of both simple and large
networks. This appendix describes the Cisco Secure ACS architectural
components. Cisco Secure ACS includes the following service modules:
CSAdmin
CSAuth
CSDBSync
CSLog