HP 2650 (J4899A/B), 4100gl, 2600-PWR Viewing the Switch’s Current Authentication Configuration

4 TACACS+ Authentication

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

Terminology Used in TACACS Applications: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

General System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

General Authentication Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

Configuring TACACS+ on the Switch	. 4-8
Before You Begin	. 4-8
CLI Commands Described in this Section	. 4-9
Viewing the Switch’s Current Authentication Configuration	. 4-9
Viewing the Switch’s Current TACACS+ Server Contact Configuration .
4-10
Configuring the Switch’s Authentication Methods	4-11
Configuring the Switch’s TACACS+ Server Access	4-15
How Authentication Operates	4-20
General Authentication Process Using a TACACS+ Server	4-20
Local Authentication Process	4-22
Using the Encryption Key	4-23

Controlling Web Browser Interface Access When Using TACACS+ Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

Messages Related to TACACS+ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

5 RADIUS Authentication and Accounting

Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2

Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3

Switch Operating Rules for RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4

General RADIUS Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5

Configuring the Switch for RADIUS Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6 Outline of the Steps for Configuring RADIUS Authentication . . . . . . 5-7

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