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(Terminal Access Controller Access Control System) is an authentication protocol that allows a
remote access server to forward a user's logon password to an authentication server to determine whether
access can be allowed to a given system. and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
(RADIUS) protocols are more secure than the TACACS encryption protocol. is described in RFC
1492.
protocol is more reliable than RADIUS, as uses the Transmission Control Protocol
(TCP) whereas RADIUS uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP). Also, RADIUS combines authentication
and authorization in a user profile, whereas separates the two operations.