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Cisco SN5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide
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Configuring AuthenticationThis chapter explains how to configure the authentication portion of Cisco’s authentication,
authorization and accounting (AAA) services on the SN5428-2 Storage Router and how to configure
Enable, Login and iSCSI authentication, which use AAA services.
The following tasks are covered:
•Prerequisite Tasks, page 9-2
•Using Authentication, page 9-2
•Configuration Tasks, page 9-4
•Configuring Authentication Services, page 9-12
•Creating Named Server Groups, page 9-15
•Creating Authentication Lists, page 9-16
•Testing Authentication, page 9-18
•Configuring Two-Way Authentication, page 9-19
•Enabling iSCSI Authentication, page 9-20
•Verifying and Saving Configuration, page 9-20
The AAA function is always enabled for the storage router; it cannot be disabled.
Authentication parameters can be configured using CLI commands, as described in this chapter, or via
the web-based GUI. To access the web-based GUI, point your browser to the storage router’s
management interface IP address. After logging on, click the Help link to access online help for the GUI.