Authentication Commands

Set Authentication TACACS+

Description Configures TACACS+ authentication settings.

User Level Admin

Syntax set authentication tacacs+ [port <TCP_port>] [primary <config_host>] [secondary <config_host>] [secret <string>]

Options port

The port number that TACACS+ listens to for authentication requests. The default port number is 49.

primary

The primary TACACS+ host that is used for authentication.

secondary

The secondary TACACS+ host that is used for authentication, should the primary

TACACS+ host fail to respond.

secret

The TACACS+ shared secret is used to encrypt/decrypt TACACS+ packets in communications between two devices. The shared secret may be any alphanumeric string. Each shared secret must be configured on both client and server sides.

Set Authentication SecurID

Description

Configures SecurID authentication settings.

User Level

Admin

Syntax

set authentication securid primary [host <config_host>]

 

[port <TCP_port>] [encryption dessdi] [legacy onoff]

 

set authentication securid replica [host <config_host>]

 

[port <TCP_port>] [encryption dessdi] [legacy onoff]

 

set authentication securid reset secret

Options

primary host

 

The first SecurID server that is tried for user authentication.

 

replica host

 

If the first SecurID server does not respond to an authentication request, this is the next

 

SecurID server that is tried for user authentication.

 

port

 

The port number that SecurID listens to for authentication requests. The default port

 

number is 5500.

 

encryption

 

You can specify either SDI or DES encryption for SecurID server communication. The

 

default is SDI encryption.

 

legacy

 

If you are running SecurID 3.x or 4.x, you need to run in Legacy Mode. If you are

 

running SecurID 5.x or above, do not select Legacy Mode.

 

reset secret

 

Resets the SecurID secret (password) in the IOLAN.

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