HP 4100gl How Authentication Operates, General Authentication Process Using a TACACS+ Server

TACACS+ Authentication

How Authentication Operates

To delete a per-server encryption key in the switch, re-enter the tacacs-server host command without the key parameter. For example, if you have north01 configured as the encryption key for a TACACS+ server with an IP address of 10.28.227.104 and you want to eliminate the key, you would use this command:

	HPswitch(config)# tacacs-server host 10.28.227.104
N o t e	The show tacacs command lists the global encryption key, if configured.
	However, to view any configured per-server encryption keys, you must use
	show config or show config running (if you have made TACACS+ configuration
	changes without executing write mem).

Configuring the Timeout Period. The timeout period specifies how long the switch waits for a response to an authentication request from a TACACS+ server before either sending a new request to the next server in the switch’s Server IP Address list or using the local authentication option. For example, to change the timeout period from 5 seconds (the default) to 3 seconds:

HPswitch(config)# tacacs-server timeout 3

How Authentication Operates

General Authentication Process Using a TACACS+

Server

Authentication through a TACACS+ server operates generally as described below. For specific operating details, refer to the documentation you received with your TACACS+ server application.

First-Choice		Terminal "A" Directly Accessing This
		Switch Via Switch’s Console Port
TACACS+ Server
	HP Switch	A
	Configured for
Second-Choice	TACACS+ Operation
TACACS+ Server
(Optional)
		Terminal "B" Remotely Accessing
	HP Switch Configured	This Switch Via Telnet
Third-Choice	for TACACS+ Operation
TACACS+ Server		B
(Optional)

Figure 2-6. Using a TACACS+ Server for Authentication

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