RADIUS Authentication and Accounting

Configuring RADIUS Accounting

Optional—if you are also configuring the switch for RADIUS authentication, and need a unique encryption key for use during authentication sessions with the RADIUS server you are desig- nating, configure a server-specific key. This key overrides the global encryption key you can also configure on the switch, and must match the encryption key used on the specified RADIUS server. For more information, refer to the key < key-string> param- eter on page 5-10.(Default: null)

2.Configure accounting types and the controls for sending reports to the RADIUS server.

Accounting types: exec (page 5-18),network (page 5-18),or system (page 5-18)

Trigger for sending accounting reports to a RADIUS server: At session start and stop or only at session stop

3.(Optional) Configure session blocking and interim updating options

Updating: Periodically update the accounting data for sessions-in- progress

Suppress accounting: Block the accounting session for any unknown user with no username access to the switch

1. Configure the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server

Before you configure the actual accounting parameters, you should first configure the switch to use a RADIUS server. This is the same as the process described on page 5-10.You need to repeat this step here only if you have not yet configured the switch to use a RADIUS server, your server data has changed, or you need to specify a non-default UDP destination port for accounting requests. Note that switch operation expects a RADIUS server to accommodate both authentication and accounting.

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