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29 | Authentication Commands
Authentication Sequence
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Three authentication methods can be specified to authenticate users
logging into the system for management access. The commands in this
section can be used to define the authentication method and sequence.
Table 60: Authentication Sequence Commands
Command Function Mode
authentication enable Defines the authentication method and precedence GC
for command mode change
authentication login Defines logon authentication method and GC
precedence
authentication
enable
This command defines the authentication method and precedence to use
when changing from Exec command mode to Privileged Exec command
mode with the
enable command. Use the no form to restore the default.
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YNTAX
authentication enable {[ local ] [ radius ] [ tacacs ]}
no authentication enable
local - Use local password only.
radius - Use RADIUS server password only.
tacacs - Use TACACS server password.
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Local
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Global Configuration
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SAGE
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RADIUS uses UDP while uses TCP. UDP only offers best effort
delivery, while TCP offers a connection-oriented transport. Also, note
that RADIUS encrypts only the password in the access-request packet
from the client to the server, while encrypts the entire body
of the packet.
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RADIUS and logon authentication assigns a specific privilege
level for each user name and password pair. The user name, password,
and privilege level must be configured on the authentication server.
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You can specify three authentication methods in a single command to
indicate the authentication sequence. For example, if you enter
“
authentication enable radius tacacs local ,” the user name and
password on the RADIUS server is verified first. If the RADIUS server is
not available, then authentication is attempted on the server.