Chapter 29: Security
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C4® CMTS Release 8.3 User Guide
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By default no servers exist; the default configuration does not contain server configuration
information.
By default no server groups exist; the default configuration does not contain server group
configuration information.
Authentication Method Lists
The authentication function may be assigned to one or more server groups or to any of several local methods
including the line password, the enable password, or the local user/password file. Moreover, authentication may be
assigned to several of these methods in order of preference such that method n+1 is employed if method n is not
available. This ordered list of methods is referred to as an authentication method list.
The C4/c CMTS supports six (6) independently configurable authentication method lists. The system is capable of
maintaining unique parameter
values for at least six authentication method lists. This provides four independent lists for console and vty login and enable
authentication, plus two additional lists for testing configuration changes.The authentication method lists have the
following characteristics:
Configuration information includes the name of the list and an ordered list of authentication methods (, local
password file, line password, enable password, and none).
By default, no authentication method lists exist; the default configuration does not contain authentication method list
configuration information.
Authentication method list configuration information persists across system reboots and power-cycles.
Authorization Method Lists
The authorization function may be assigned either to one or more server groups or to the privilege level
associated with the current user ID. As with authentication, authorization may be assigned to multiple methods in order of
preference such that method n+1 is employed if method n is not available. This ordered list of methods is referred to as an
authorization method list.
The C4/c CMTS supports three independently configurable authorization method lists. The authorization method lists have
the following characteristics:
