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AUX login authentication modes
NOTE:
By default, password authentication is adopted for AUX port login.
The following authentication modes are available for AUX port login:
none
,
password
, and
scheme
.
•
none
—Requires no username and password at the next login through the AUX port. This mode is
insecure.
•
password
—Requires password authentication at the next login through the AUX port. Keep your
password.
•
scheme
—Requires username and password authentication at the next login through the AUX port.
Authentication falls into local authentication and remote authentication. To use local authentication,
configure a local user and related parameters. To use remote authentication, configure the username
and password on the remote authentication server. Keep your username and password.
The following table lists AUX port login configurations for different authentication modes.
Authentication
mode
Configuration Remarks
None
Configure not to authenticate users
For more information,
see “
Configure to authenticate users by using the local password
Password
Set the local password
For more information,
see “
password
authentication for AUX
Configure the authentication scheme
Configure a
RADIUS/HWTACACS
scheme
Configure the AAA scheme
used by the domain
Remote AAA
authentication
Configure the username and
password on the AAA server
Configure the authentication
username and password
Scheme
Select an
authenticatio
n scheme
Local
authentication
Configure the AAA scheme
used by the domain as local
For more information,
see “
.”
NOTE:
AUX port login authentication changes do not take effect until you exit the CLI and log in again.