Cyclades User's Guide manual Authentication All Type Description KVM/net KVM Ports

Security

The following table describes the supported authentication methods and indicates which methods are available for the KVM/net and which are available for KVM ports. All authentication methods except “Local” require an authentication server, which the administrator specifies while selecting the authentication method. The KVM/net uses local authentication if any of the authentication servers fails.

Table 1-18:Supported Authentication Types for KVM/net and Port Types

Authentication			All
Type	Description	KVM/net	KVM Ports
None	No login required	N/A	X
Local	Uses user/password file	X [Default]	X [Default]
	for local authentication.
Local/Radius	Authentication is	X	N/A
	performed locally first,
	switching to Radius if
	unsuccessful.
Local/TacacsPlus	Authentication is	X	N/A
	performed locally first,
	switching to TacacsPlus
	if unsuccessful.
Local/NIS	Authentication is	X	N/A
	performed locally first,
	switching to NIS if
	unsuccessful.
Kerberos	Uses Kerberos network	X	X
	authentication protocol
Kerberos/Local	Uses local	X	N/A
	authentication if
	Kerberos authentication
	fails

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