TACACS+ Authentication

Configuring TACACS+ on the Switch

Configuring TACACS+ on the Switch

Before You Begin

If you are new to TACACS+ authentication, HP recommends that you read the “General Authentication Setup Procedure” on page 2-6and configure your TACACS+ server(s) before configuring authentication on the switch.

The switch offers three command areas for TACACS+ operation:

show authentication and show tacacs: Displays the switch’s TACACS+ configuration and status.

aaa authentication: A command for configuring the switch’s authenti- cation methods

tacacs-server:A command for configuring the switch’s contact with TACACS+ servers

CLI Commands Described in this Section

Command

Page

 

 

show authentication

2-10

show tacacs

2-10

aaa authentication

pages 2-11through 2-14

console

 

Telnet

 

num-attempts <1..10 >

 

tacacs-server

pages 2-15

host < ip-addr>

pages 2-15

key

2-19

timeout < 1 ..255 >

2-20

 

 

2-9