Tacacs+ Server Configuration - NEC N8406-023 Command Reference Manual

TACACS+ server configuration

TACACS+ (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. TACACS+ and Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocols are
more secure than the TACACS encryption protocol. TACACS+ is described in RFC 1492.
TACACS+ protocol is more reliable than RADIUS, as TACACS+ 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 TACACS+ separates the two operations.
TACACS+ offers the following advantages over RADIUS as the authentication device:
TACACS+ is TCP-based, so it facilitates connection-oriented traffic.
It supports full-packet encryption, as opposed to password-only in authentication requests.
It supports decoupled authentication, authorization, and accounting.
The following table describes the TACACS+ Server Configuration commands.
Table 81 TACACS+ Server Configuration commands
Command
[no] tacacs-server primary-host <IP
address> key <1-32 characters>
[no] tacacs-server secondary-host
<IP address> key <1-32 characters>
tacacs-server port <TCP port number>
tacacs-server retransmit <1-3>
tacacs-server timeout <4-15>
[no] tacacs-server telnet-backdoor
[no] tacacs-server secure-backdoor
[no] tacacs-server privilege-mapping
[no] tacacs-server user-mapping <0-
15> {user|oper|admin}
tacacs-server enable
no tacacs-server enable
show tacacs-server
Description
Defines the primary TACACS+ server address.
Command mode: Global configuration
Defines the primary or secondary shared secret between the
switch and the TACACS+ server(s).
Command mode: Global configuration
Enter the number of the TCP port to be configured, between 1 -
65000. The default is 49.
Command mode: Global configuration
Sets the number of failed authentication requests before
switching to a different TACACS+ server. The range is 1-3
requests. The default is 3 requests.
Command mode: Global configuration
Sets the amount of time, in seconds, before a TACACS+ server
authentication attempt is considered to have failed. The range
is 4-15 seconds. The default is 5 seconds.
Command mode: Global configuration
Enables or disables the TACACS+ back door for telnet. The
telnet command also applies to SSH/SCP connections and
the Browser-based Interface (BBI). The default is disabled. This
command does not apply when secure backdoor (
enabled.
Command mode: Global configuration
Enables or disables the TACACS+ back door using secure
password for telnet/SSH/ HTTP/HTTPS. The default is
disabled. This command does not apply when backdoor
enabled
(telnet) is
Command mode: Global configuration
Enables or disables TACACS+ privilege-level mapping.
The default value is
Command mode: Global configuration
Maps a TACACS+ authorization level to this switch user level.
Enter a TACACS+ privilege level (0-15), followed by the
corresponding the user level (user, oper, admin).
Command mode: Global configuration
Enables the TACACS+ server.
Command mode: Global configuration
Disables the TACACS+ server. This is the default.
Command mode: Global configuration
Displays current TACACS+ configuration parameters.
Command mode: All except User EXEC
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