Chapter 3 Setting Up the Sensor

Configuring Authentication and User Parameters

Note When you apply a configuration that contains a non-zero value for attemptLimit, a change is made in the SSH server that may subsequently impact your ability to connect with the sensor. When attemptLimit is non-zero, the SSH server requires the client to support challenge-response authentication. If you experience problems after your SSH client connects but before it prompts for a password, you need to enable challenge-response authentication. Refer to the documentation for your SSH client for instructions.

sensor(config-aut)# exit sensor(config)# exit

sensor#

show

users all

 

 

CLI

ID

User

Privilege

*

1349

 

cisco

administrator

 

5824

 

(jsmith)

viewer

 

9802

 

tester

operator

Step 8 To unlock the account of jsmith, reset the password.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)# password jsmith Enter New Login Password: ******

Re-enter New Login Password: ******

For More Information

For the procedure for unlocking the user accounts, see Unlocking User Accounts, page 3-34.

Unlocking User Accounts

Use the unlock user username command in global configuration mode to unlock accounts for users who have been locked out after a specified number of failed attempts.

To configure account unlocking, follow these steps:

Step 1

Log in to the sensor using an account with administrator privileges.

Step 2

Check to see if any users have locked accounts. The account of the user jsmith is locked as indicated by

 

the parentheses.

 

 

sensor# show

users all

 

 

 

CLI ID

User

Privilege

 

*

1349

cisco

administrator

 

 

5824

(jsmith)

viewer

 

 

9802

tester

operator

Step 3 Enter global configuration mode.

sensor# configure terminal

sensor(config)#

Step 4 Unlock the account.

sensor(config)# unlock user jsmith

 

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IPS4510K9 specifications

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