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Chapter5 Configuring Switch-Based Authentication
Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS

Starting TACACS+ Accounting

The AAA accounting feature tracks the services that users are accessing and the amount of network
resources that they are consuming. When AAA accounting is enabled, the switch reports user activity to
the TACACS+ security server in the form of accounting records. Each accounting record contains
accounting attribute-value (AV) pairs and is stored on the security server. This data can then be analyzed
for network management, client billing, or auditing.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to enable TACACS+ accounting for each
privilege level and for network services:
To disable accounting, use the no aaa accounting {network | exec} {start-stop} method1... global
configuration command.

Displaying the TACACS+ Configuration

To display TACACS+ server statistics, use the show tacacs privileged EXEC command.
Controlling Switch Access with RADIUS
This section describes how to enable and configure the RADIUS, which provides detailed accounting
information and flexible administrative control over authentication and authorization processes.
RADIUS is facilitated through AAA and can be enabled only through AAA commands.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, see the Cisco IOS
Security Command Reference for Cisco IOS Release 12.1.
This section contains this configuration information:
•Understanding RADIUS, page 5-17
•RADIUS Operation, page 5-18
•Configuring RADIUS, page 5-19
•Displaying the RADIUS Configuration, page 5-30
Command Purpose
Step1 configure terminal Enter global configuration mode.
Step2 aaa accounting network start-stop
tacacs+
Enable TACACS+ accounting for all network-related service requests.
Step3 aaa accounting exec start-stop tacacs+ Enable TACACS+ accounting to send a start-record accounting notice at
the beginning of a privileged EXEC process and a stop-record at the end.
Step4 end Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step5 show running-config Verify your entries.
Step6 copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.