GE ML1200 instruction manual TACACS+ Flow, TACACS+ Packet

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ACCESS USING TACACS+

CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+

8.1.2TACACS+ Flow

TACACS works in conjunction with the local user list on the ML1200 software (operating system). The process of authentication as well as authorization is shown in the flow chart below.

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Login as Operator

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Login

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User in Local

 

 

 

 

Is User Manager?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User List?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

Login as Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TACACS+ Enabled?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication

 

 

Connection failure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

failure

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect to

Additional

 

 

Logout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TACACS server to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servers?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

authenticate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized as

 

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authenticated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operator or

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorization failure

TACACS+

 

 

Login as Operator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

authorization

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorized as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager

 

 

Login as Manager

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FIGURE 8–1: TACACS Authorization Flowchart

The above flow diagram shows the tight integration of TACACS+ authentication with the local user-based authentication. There are two stages a user goes through in TACACS+. The first stage is authentication where the user is verified against the network user database. The second stage is authorization, where it is determined whether the user has operator access or manager privileges.

8.1.3TACACS+ Packet

Packet encryption is a supported and is a configurable option for the ML1200 software. When encrypted, all authentication and authorization TACACS+ packets are encrypted and are not readable by protocol capture and sniffing devices such as EtherReal or others. Packet data is hashed and shared using MD5 and secret string defined between the MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch and the TACACS+ server.

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MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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GE ML1200 instruction manual TACACS+ Flow, TACACS+ Packet