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Chapter 21 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA
Configuring Authentication
To specify the RADIUS key, perform this task in privileged mode:
This example shows how to specify the RADIUS key and verify the configuration (in normal mode, the
RADIUS key value is hidden):
Console> (enable)
set radius key Secret_RADIUS_key
Radius key set to Secret_RADIUS_key
Console> (enable)
show radius
Login Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session
--------------------- ---------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled
radius enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
local enabled enabled
Enable Authentication: Console Session Telnet Session
---------------------- ----------------- ----------------
tacacs disabled disabled
radius enabled(primary) enabled(primary)
local enabled enabled
Radius Deadtime: 0 minutes
Radius Key: Secret_RADIUS_key
Radius Retransmit: 2
Radius Timeout: 5 seconds
Radius-Server Status Auth-port
----------------------------- ------- ------------
172.20.52.3 primary 1812
Console> (enable)
Enabling RADIUS Authentication
Note
Specify at least one RADIUS server before enabling RADIUS authentication on the switch. For
information on specifying a RADIUS server, see the
“Specifying RADIUS Servers” section on
page 21-24
.
You can enable RADIUS authentication for login and enable access to the switch. If desired, you can
enter the
console
or
telnet
keyword to specify that RADIUS authentication be used only on console or
Telnet connections. If you are using both RADIUS and , you can use the
primary
keyword
to force the switch to try RADIUS authentication first.
Task
Command
Step 1
Specify the RADIUS key used to encrypt packets
sent to the RADIUS server.
set radius key
key
Step 2
Verify the RADIUS configuration.
show radius