Configuration

Group Authorization

Group authorization adds an additional level of system security by enabling a network-based authorization in addition to the initial authentication.

A group information retrieval from the TACACS+, RADIUS, LDAP, and NTLM authentication servers enables authorization in addition to authentication. An administrator can configure the authentication server to add group authorization checking.

The following table points to procedures on configuring an authentication server for group authorization.

To Configure Group Authorization on a LDAP Server

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To Configure Group Authorization on a NTLM Server

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To Configure Group Authorization on a RADIUS Server

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To Configure Group Authorization on a TACACS+ Server

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TTo Identify a Kerberos Authentication Server

Perform this procedure to identify the authentication server when the KVM/ net or any of its ports is configured to use the Kerberos authentication method or any of its variations (Kerberos, Local/Kerberos, Kerberos/Local, or KerberosDownLocal.)

Before starting this procedure, find out the following information from the Kerberos server’s administrator:

Realm name and KDC address

Host name and IP address for the Kerberos server

Also, work with the Kerberos server’s administrator to ensure that following types of accounts are set up on the Kerberos server and that the administrators

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