Chapter 3 Configuring the CSS as a Client of a RADIUS Server

Showing RADIUS Server Configuration Information

To view the authentication statistics for a RADIUS secondary server, enter:

(config)# show radius statistics secondary

Table 3-2describes the fields in the show radius config command output.

Table 3-2 Field Descriptions for the show radius config Command

Field

Description

 

 

Server IP

The IP address or host name for the specified RADIUS

Address

server

 

 

Secret

The shared secret text string between the specified RADIUS

 

server and the CSS RADIUS client

 

 

Port

The UDP port on the specified RADIUS server allocated to

 

receive authentication packets from the CSS RADIUS client;

 

the default port number is 1645

 

 

State

The operational stats of the RADIUS server (ALIVE,

 

DOWN, UNKNOWN)

 

 

Dead Timer

The time interval (in seconds) that the CSS probes a

 

nonresponsive RADIUS server (primary or secondary) to

 

determine whether it is operational and can receive

 

authentication requests

 

 

Timeout

The interval (in seconds) that the CSS RADIUS client waits

 

for the RADIUS server to reply to an authentication request

 

before retransmitting requests to the RADIUS server

 

 

Retransmit Limit

The number of times the CSS RADIUS client retransmits an

 

authentication request to a timed out RADIUS server before

 

stopping transmission to that server

 

 

Probes

The packets that the CSS RADIUS client automatically

 

transmits as a means to determine whether the RADIUS

 

server is still available and can receive authentication

 

requests

 

 

 

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