Authentication-Mode - 3Com 8807 Command Reference Manual

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Commands

authentication-mode

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WITCH
Syntax
authentication-mode { password | scheme [ command-authorization ] |
none }
View
User interface view
Parameter
password: Performs local password authentication.
scheme: Performs local or remote authentication of username and password.
command-authorization: Specifies that the commands available to users
logging into a switch are defined on the server end (instead of an Switch 8800
Family switch).
none: Does not authenticate users trying to log into a switch.
Description
Use the authentication-mode command to configure the authentication method
for login user.
Use the authentication-mode none command to configure no authentication.
This command with the password parameter indicates to perform local password
authentication, that is, you need to configure a login password using the set
authentication password { cipher | simple } password command.
This command with the scheme parameter indicates to perform authentication of
local or remote username and password. The type of the authentication depends
on your configuration. For detailed information, see "Security" section.
By default, terminal authentication is not required for local users log in via the
Console port. However, password authentication is required for local users and
remote Modem users to log in via the AUX port, and for Telnet users and VTY
users to log in through Ethernet port.
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If the Console port is configured for local password authentication, the user can
directly log in to the system even without a password configured; if other user
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