762 TACACS+ Commands
Commands in this Chapter
This chapter explains the following commands:
key
Use the key command in TACACS Configuration mode to specify the
authentication and encryption key for all TACACS communications between
the device and the TACACS server. This key must match the key used on the
TACACS daemon.
Syntax
key [ key-string ]
•key-string
— To specify the key name. (Range: 1
–
128 characters)
Default Configuration
If left unspecified, the key-string parameter defaults to the global value.
Command Mode
TACACS Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Example
The following example specifies an encryption and authentication key of 12.
console(tacacs)#key 12
key tacacs-server host
port tacacs-server key
priority tacacs-server timeout
show tacacs timeout
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