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Chapter 7 Setting Up and Managing User Accounts
About User Databases
always performed against the user records in the CiscoSecure user database. The
following list details the basic user databases used and provides links to greater
details on each:
•
CiscoSecure user database—Authenticates a user from the local
CiscoSecure user database. For more information, see
CiscoSecure User
Database, page 11-2
.
Tip
The following authentication types appear in the HTML interface only when the
corresponding external user database has been configured in the Database
Configuration area of the External User Databases section.
•
Windows NT/2000—Authenticates a user with an existing account in the
Windows NT/2000 user database located in the local domain or in domains
configured in the Windows NT/2000 user database. For more information,
see
Windows NT/2000 User Database, page 11-7
.
•
Generic LDAP—Authenticates a user from a Generic LDAP external user
database. For more information, see
Generic LDAP, page 11-16
.
•
Novell NDS—Authenticates a user using Novell NetWare Directory Services
(NDS). For more information, see
Novell NDS Database, page 11-33
.
•
ODBC Database—Authenticates a user from an Open Database
Connectivity-compliant database server. For more information, see
ODBC
Database, page 11-39
.
•
LEAP Proxy RADIUS Server Database—Authenticates a user from an
LEAP Proxy RADIUS server. For more information, see
“LEAP Proxy
RADIUS Server Database” section on page 11-54
.
•
Token Server—Authenticates a user from a token server database.
Cisco Secure ACS supports the use of a variety of token servers for the
increased security provided by one-time passwords. For more information,
see
Token Server User Databases, page 11-57