RADIUS Authentication and Accounting

Local Authentication Process

After two attempts failing due to username or password entry errors, the switch will terminate the session.

Global RADIUS parameters from figure 3-5.

Server-specific encryption key for the RADIUS server that will not use the global encryption key.

These two servers will use the global encryption key.

Figure 3-6. Listings of Global RADIUS Parameters Configured In Figure 3-5Local Authentication Process

When the switch is configured to use RADIUS, it reverts to local authentication only if one of these two conditions exists:

"Local" is the authentication option for the access method being used.

The switch has been configured to query one or more RADIUS servers for a primary authentication request, but has not received a response, and local is the configured secondary option.

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