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The Cisco Secure ACS Paradigm
78-14696-01, Version 3.1
Overview of Cisco Secure ACS
This chapter provides an overview of Cisco Secure Access Control Server
(Cisco Secure ACS) for Windows Server version 3.1. It contains the following
sections:
The Cisco Secure ACS Paradigm, page 1-1
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• Cisco Secure ACS Specifications, page 1-2
AAA Server Functions and Concepts, page 1-5
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• Cisco Secure ACS HTML Interface, page 1-23
Cisco Secure ACS provides authentication, authorization, and accounting
(AAA—pronounced "triple A") services to network devices that function as AAA
clients, such as a network access server, PIX Firewall, or router. The AAA client
in Figure 1-1 represents any such device that provides AAA client functionality
and uses one of the AAA protocols supported by Cisco Secure ACS.
C H A P T E R
User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server
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