Purpose
Command or Action
Creates a login authentication method list.
aaa authentication login
{
default
|
list-name
}
method1
[
method2...
]
Step 3
•
To create a default list that is used when a named list is
not
specified in the
login authentication
command, use the
default
keyword followed by the
Example:
Switch(config)#
aaa
methods that are to be used in default situations. The default method list is
automatically applied to all ports.
authentication login default
•
For
list-name
, specify a character string to name the list you are creating.
local
•
For
method1...
, specify the actual method the authentication algorithm tries.
The additional methods of authentication are used only if the previous method
returns an error, not if it fails.
Select one of these methods:
•
enable
—
Use the enable password for authentication. Before you can use this
authentication method, you must define an enable password by using the
enable password
global configuration command.
•
group
—
Uses authentication. Before you can use this
authentication method, you must configure the server. For more
information, see the
Identifying the Server Host and Setting the
Authentication Key, on page 43
.
•
line
—
Use the line password for authentication. Before you can use this
authentication method, you must define a line password. Use the
password
password
line configuration command.
•
local
—
Use the local username database for authentication. You must enter
username information in the database. Use the
username password
global
configuration command.
•
local-case
—
Use a case-sensitive local username database for authentication.
You must enter username information in the database by using the
username
name password
global configuration command.
•
none
—
Do not use any authentication for login.
Enters line configuration mode, and configures the lines to which you want to
apply the authentication list.
line
[
console
|
tty
|
vty
]
line-number
[
ending-line-number
]
Example:
Switch(config)#
line 2 4
Step 4
Applies the authentication list to a line or set of lines.
login authentication
{
default
|
list-name
}
Step 5
•
If you specify
default
, use the default list created with the
aaa authentication
login
command.
Example:
Switch(config-line)#
login
•
For
list-name
, specify the list created with the
aaa authentication login
command.
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Configuring
Configuring Login Authentication