Specifying The Tacacs+ Key; Setting The Tacacs+ Timeout Interval - Cisco WS-C4003 - Catalyst 4000 Chassis Switch Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 27 Configuring Switch Access Using AAA
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Specifying the TACACS+ Key

If you configure a TACACS+ key on the client, make sure you configure an identical key on the
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TACACS+ server.
To specify the TACACS+ key, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1
Configure the key used to encrypt packets.
Step 2
Verify the TACACS+ configuration.
This example shows how to specify the TACACS+ key and verify the configuration:
Console> (enable) set tacacs key Secret_TACACS_key
The tacacs key has been set to Secret_TACACS_key.
Console> (enable) show tacacs
Tacacs key: Secret_TACACS_key
Tacacs login attempts: 3
Tacacs timeout: 5 seconds
Tacacs direct request: disabled
Tacacs-Server
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Console> (enable)

Setting the TACACS+ Timeout Interval

You can specify the timeout interval between retransmissions to the TACACS+ server. The default
timeout is 5 seconds.
To specify the TACACS+ timeout interval, perform this task in privileged mode:
Task
Step 1
Configure the TACACS+ timeout interval.
Step 2 Verify the TACACS+ configuration.
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