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Chapter 39 Configuring the Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication on the Switch
Disabling Authentication
When local authentication is disabled and
only
authentication is enabled, if you disable
authentication, local authentication is reenabled automatically.
To disable authentication, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to disable authentication for the console and Telnet connections and
verify the configuration:
Console> (enable)
set authentication login tacacs disable
tacacs login authentication set to disable for console and telnet session.
Console> (enable)
set authentication enable tacacs disable
tacacs enable authentication set to disable for console and telnet session.
Console> (enable)
show authentication
Login Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session
--------------------- ---------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled
radius disabled disabled
local enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
Enable Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session
---------------------- ----------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled
radius disabled disabled
local enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
Console> (enable)
Configuring RADIUS Authentication
These sections describe how to configure RADIUS authentication on the switch:
•
Specifying RADIUS Servers, page 39-26
•
Specifying the RADIUS Key, page 39-26
•
Enabling RADIUS Authentication, page 39-27
•
Specifying the RADIUS Timeout Interval, page 39-29
•
Specifying the RADIUS Retransmit Count, page 39-29
•
Specifying the RADIUS Dead Time, page 39-30
•
Specifying Optional Attributes for RADIUS Servers, page 39-31
Task
Command
Step 1
Disable authentication for normal
login mode. Enter the
console
or
telnet
keyword
if you want to disable only for the
console port or Telnet connection attempts.
set authentication login tacacs disable
[
all
|
console
|
http
|
telnet
]
Step 2
Disable authentication for enable
mode. Enter the
console
or
telnet
keyword if you
want to disable only for the console
port or Telnet connection attempts.
set authentication enable tacacs disable
[
all
|
console
|
http
|
telnet
]
Step 3
Verify the configuration.
show authentication