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Chapter 14 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database
AAA Server and Local Database Support
AAA Server and Local Database Support
The security appliance supports a variety of AAA server types and a local database that is stored on the
security appliance. This section describes support for each AAA server type and the local database.
This section contains the following topics:
Summary of Support, page 14-3
RADIUS Server Support, page 14-4
TACACS+ Server Support, page 14-4
SDI Server Support, page 14-5
NT Server Support, page 14-5
Kerberos Server Support, page 14-5
LDAP Server Support, page 14-6
SSO Support for WebVPN with HTTP Forms, page 14-7
Local Database Support, page 14-8

Summary of Support

Table 14-1 summarizes the support for each AAA service by each AAA server type, including the local
database. For more information about support for a specific AAA server type, refer to the topics
following the table.
Table 14-1 Summary of AAA Support
AAA Service
Database Type
Local RADIUS TACACS+ SDI NT Kerberos LDAP
HTTP
Form
Authentication of...
VPN use rs Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes Yes 1
1. HTTP Form protocol supports single sign-on authentication for WebVPN users only.
Fir ewa ll s ess io ns Ye s Yes Yes Yes Yes Ye s Yes No
Administrators Yes Yes Yes Yes2
2. SDI is not supported for HTTP administrative access.
Yes Yes Yes N o
Authorization of...
VPN users Yes Yes No No No No Yes No
Firewall sessions No Yes3
3. For firewall sessions, RADIUS authorization is supported with user-specific access lists only, which are received or
specified in a RADIUS authentication response.
Yes NoNoNo NoNo
Administrators Yes4No Yes NoNoNo NoNo
Accounting of...
VPN connections No Yes Yes No No No No No
Firewall sessionsNoYes Yes NoNoNo NoNo
Administrators No Yes5Yes NoNoNo NoNo