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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database
Information About AAA
Using Certificates and User Login Credentials
The following section describes the different methods of using certificates and user login credentials
(username and password) for authentication and authorization. These methods apply to IPsec,
AnyConnect, and Clientless SSL VPN.
In all cases, LDAP authorization does not use the password as a credential. RADIUS authorization uses
either a common password for all users or the username as a password.
This section includes the following topics:
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Using User Login Credentials, page 1-9
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Using User Login Credentials
The default method for authentication and authorization uses the user login credentials.
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Authentication
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Enabled by the authentication server group setting in the tunnel group (also called ASDM
Connection Profile)
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Uses the username and password as credentials
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Authorization
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Enabled by the authorization server group setting in the tunnel group (also called ASDM
Connection Profile)
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Uses the username as a credential
Using Certificates
If user digital certificates are configured, the ASA first validates the certificate. It does not, however, use
any of the DNs from certificates as a username for the authentication.
If both authentication and authorization are enabled, the ASA uses the user login credentials for both
user authentication and authorization.
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Authentication
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Enabled by the authentication server group setting
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Uses the username and password as credentials
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Authorization
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Enabled by the authorization server group setting
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Uses the username as a credential
If authentication is disabled and authorization is enabled, the ASA uses the primary DN field for
authorization.
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Authentication
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DISABLED (set to None) by the authentication server group setting
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No credentials used
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Authorization
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Enabled by the authorization server group setting
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 499: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Basic Settings ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
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Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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Page 2059: ...P A R T 2 System Administration ...
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