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Chapter 39 Configuring the Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication on the Switch
This example shows how to specify a key and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable)
set tacacs key Secret_TACACS_key
The tacacs key has been set to Secret_TACACS_key.
Console> (enable)
show tacacs
Tacacs key: Secret_TACACS_key
Tacacs login attempts: 3
Tacacs timeout: 5 seconds
Tacacs direct request: disabled
Tacacs-Server Status
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172.20.52.3
172.20.52.2 primary
172.20.52.10
Console> (enable)
Specifying the Timeout Interval
You can specify the timeout interval between retransmissions to the server. The default
timeout is 5 seconds.
To specify a timeout interval, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to specify the server timeout interval and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable)
set tacacs timeout 30
Tacacs timeout set to 30 seconds.
Console> (enable)
show tacacs
Tacacs key: Secret_TACACS_key
Tacacs login attempts: 3
Tacacs timeout: 30 seconds
Tacacs direct request: disabled
Tacacs-Server Status
---------------------------------------- -------
172.20.52.3
172.20.52.2 primary
172.20.52.10
Console> (enable)
Specifying the Login Attempts
You can specify the number of failed login attempts that are allowed.
To specify the number of login attempts that are allowed, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Command
Step 1
Specify a timeout interval.
set tacacs timeout
seconds
Step 2
Verify the configuration.
show tacacs
Task
Command
Step 1
Specify the number of allowed login attempts.
set tacacs attempts
number
Step 2
Verify the configuration.
show tacacs