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Chapter 25 AAA
25.1.2 on page
servers.
Figure 115 AAA Server
Client

25.1.1 Local User Accounts

By storing user profiles locally on the Switch, your Switch is able to authenticate
and authorize users without interacting with a network AAA server. However, there
is a limit on the number of users you may authenticate in this way (See
33 on page

25.1.2 RADIUS and TACACS+

RADIUS and TACACS+ are security protocols used to authenticate users by means
of an external server instead of (or in addition to) an internal device user database
that is limited to the memory capacity of the device. In essence, RADIUS and
TACACS+ authentication both allow you to validate an unlimited number of users
from a central location.
The following table describes some key differences between RADIUS and
TACACS+.
Table 65 RADIUS vs. TACACS+
Transport
Protocol
Encryption

25.2 AAA Screens

The AAA screens allow you to enable authentication, authorization, accounting or
all of them on the Switch. First, configure your authentication and accounting
server settings (RADIUS, TACACS+ or both) and then set up the authentication
priority, activate authorization and configure accounting settings.
222
222) as external authentication, authorization and accounting
297).
RADIUS
UDP (User Datagram Protocol)
Encrypts the password sent for
authentication.
AAA Server
TACACS+
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
All communication between the client
(the Switch) and the TACACS server
is encrypted.
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