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Cisco SCE 8000 10GBE Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Configuring the Management Interface and Security
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
About Configuring
The following is a summary of the procedure for configuring . All steps are explained in detail
in the remainder of this section.
1.
Configure the remote servers.
Configure the remote servers for the protocols. Keep in mind the following guidelines
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Configure the encryption key that the server and client will use.
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The maximal user privilege level and enable password (password used when executing the
enable command) should be provided.
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The configuration should always include the root user, giving it the privilege level of 15.
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Viewer (privilege level 5) and superuser (privilege level 10) user IDs should be established at
this time also.
1.
For complete details on server configuration, refer to the appropriate configuration guide for the
particular server that you will be using.
2.
Configure the Cisco SCE client to work with server:
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hostname of the server
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port number
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shared encryption key (the configured encryption key must match the encryption key configured
on the server in order for the client and server to communicate.)
3.
(Optional) Configure the local database, if used.
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add new users
If the local database and are both configured, it is recommended to configure the same
user names in both and the local database. This will allow the users to access the Cisco
SCE platform in case of server failure.
Note
If is used as the login method, the username is used automatically in the enable
command. Therefore, it is important to configure the same usernames in both and the local
database so that the enable command can recognize this username.
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specify the password
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define the privilege level
4.
Configure the authentication methods on the Cisco SCE platform.
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login authentication methods
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privilege level authorization methods
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command level authorization methods
5.
Review the configuration.
Use the "
show running-config
" command to view the configuration.