Perle Systems STS, SCS manual Authentication Authorization Primary Host Secondary Host, Accounting

Authentication

TACACS+

Overview

TACACS+ is an authentication method that the IOLAN supports that can send back User information; see Appendix , TACACS+ on page 342 for more information on the User parameters that can be sent back by TACACS+.

Field Descriptions

Configure the following parameters:

Authentication/

Authorization

Primary Host

Authentication/

Authorization

Secondary Host

The primary TACACS+ host that is used for authentication.

Default: None

The secondary TACACS+ host that is used for authentication, should the primary TACACS+ host fail to respond.

Default: None

Authentication/	The port number that TACACS+ listens to for authentication requests.
Authorization Port	Default: 49
Authentication/	The TACACS+ shared secret is used to encrypt/decrypt TACACS+ packets in
Authorization	communications between two devices. The shared secret may be any
Secret	alphanumeric string. Each shared secret must be configured on both client and
	server sides.
Enable	Enables authorization on the TACACS+ host, meaning that IOLAN-specific
Authorization	parameters set in the TACACS+ configuration file can be passed to the IOLAN
	after authentication.
	Default: Disabled
Enable Accounting	Enables/disables TACACS+ accounting.
	Default: Disabled
Accounting	The primary TACACS+ host that is used for accounting.
Primary Host	Default: None

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