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Chapter 30 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication
Setting the Authentication Login Attempts on the Switch
To set the authentication login attempts on the switch, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to set the authentication login attempts to 5, set the lockout time for both
console and Telnet connections to 50 seconds, and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set authentication login attempt 5
Login authentication attempts for console and telnet logins set to 5.
Console> (enable) set authentication login lockout 50
Login lockout time for console and telnet logins set to 50.
Console> (enable) show authentication
Login Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session Http Session
--------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled disabled
radius disabled disabled disabled
kerberos disabled disabled disabled
local enabled(primary) enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
attempt limit 5 5 -
lockout timeout (sec) 50 50 -
Enable Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session Http Session
---------------------- ----------------- ---------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled disabled
radius disabled disabled disabled
kerberos disabled disabled disabled
local enabled(primary) enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
attempt limit 3 3 -
lockout timeout (sec) disabled disabled -
Console> (enable)
Task
Command
Step 1
Set the authentication login attempts on the switch. Enter
the console or telnet keywords if you want to set the local
authentication only for the console port or for the Telnet
connection attempts.
set authentication login attempt {count}
[console | telnet]
Step 2
Set the login lockout time for privileged mode. Enter the
console or telnet keywords if you want to set the local
authentication only for the console port or for the Telnet
connection attempts.
set authentication login lockout {time}
[console | telnet]
Step 3
Verify the local authentication configuration.
show authentication