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TACACS+ Authentication
Terminology Used in TACACS Applications:
Terminology Used in TACACSApplications:■NAS (Network Access Server): This is an industry term for a
■TACACS+ Server: The server or management station configured as
an access control server for
capable devices in your network, you must purchase, install, and configure a TACACS+ server application on a networked server or management station in the network. The TACACS+ server application you install will provide various options for access control and access
notifications. For more on the TACACS+ services available to you, see the documentation provided with the TACACS+ server applica-
tion you will use.
■Authentication: The process for granting user access to a device through entry of a user name and password and comparison of this username/password pair with previously stored username/password data. Authentication also grants levels of access, depending on the privileges assigned to a user name and password pair by a system administrator.
• Local Authentication: This method uses username/password pairs configured locally on the switch; one pair each for manager- level and