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Cisco SFS 7000 Series Product Family Command Reference Guide
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Chapter 2 Administrative Commands
authentication
authentication
Authentication can be configured five ways, as shown in Table 2-1
Table 2-1 Authentication Methods for Logging In
For more information, see the “Authentication” section on page 1-3.
authentication login [default {local [radius|tacacs] | [radius|tacacs] local}]
Syntax Description
Defaults Authentication defaults to local.
Command Modes Privileged Execute mode.
Usage Guidelines
Platform Availability:
Cisco SFS 3001, Cisco SFS 7000, Cisco SFS 7008, Cisco SFS 3012, Cisco 4x InfiniBand Switch Module
for IBM BladeCenter
Privilege Level:
Unrestricted read-write user.
Authentication How it Works
local Verifies against the chassis database
local and then RADIUS Verifies against the chassis database then checks the RADIUS
server
RADIUS and then local Checks the RADIUS server and then verifies against the chassis
database
local and then TACACS+ Verifies against the chassis database then checks the TACACS+
client
TACACS+ and then local Checks the TACACS+ client and then verifies against the chassis
database
login Enables local login authentication.
Note When you enter
authentication login
, the command behaves as
though you had entered
authentication login default local
.
default (Optional) Configures where and in what order your Server Switch
authenticates logins.
local (Optional) Authenticates the login with the local CLI user database.
radius (Optional) Authenticates the login with the RADIUS server.
tacacs (Optional) Authenticates the login with the TACACS+ server.