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User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server
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Chapter 1 Overview of Cisco Secure ACS
AAA Server Functions and Concepts
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Novell NetWare Directory Services (NDS)
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Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)-compliant relational databases
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CRYPTOCard token server
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SafeWord token server
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PassGo token server
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RSA SecureID token server
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ActivCard token server
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Vasco token server
In addition to the token servers listed above, Cisco Secure ACS supports any
token server that provides a RADIUS server interface. For more information
about token server support, see
Token Server User Databases, page 11-57
.
Authentication Protocol-Database Compatibility
The various password protocols supported by Cisco Secure ACS for
authentication are supported unevenly by the various databases supported by
Cisco Secure ACS.
Table 1-2 on page 1-9
provides a reference of the password
protocols supported by the various databases. For more information about the
password protocols supported by Cisco Secure ACS, see
Passwords, page 1-10
.
Table 1-2
Authentication Protocol and User Database Compatibility
Database
ASCII
PAP
CHAP
ARAP
MS-
CHAP
v.1
MS-
CHAP
v.2
LEAP
EAP
-MD5
EAP
-TLS
PEAP
(EAP-
GTC)
Cisco Secure ACS
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Windows SAM
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Windows AD
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
LDAP
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Novell NDS
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
ODBC
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
LEAP Proxy
RADIUS Server
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
