IBM N Series Installation Manual page 23

Security features
Chapter 1: CN1610 Switch Features
The security features include settings that protect against unauthorized and
unauthenticated access to the switch management interface as well as settings
that protect against unauthorized and unauthenticated access to the network
through the switch ports. The following table describes the security features:
Security feature
User management
Authentication list
Denial of Service
(DoS) protection
IEEE 802.1X port-
based access control
RADIUS client
TACACS+ client
Management ACL
Description
Configure the username and password for users
allowed to access the switch management interface.
Specify the authentication method for different
access types.
Provide protection against DoS attacks on the switch
and on the network.
Prevent unauthorized devices from accessing the
network through the switch on a per-port basis.
Allow the switch to communicate with a network
RADIUS server to authenticate users prior to access
to the switch management or to the network.
Allow the switch to communicate with a network
TACACS+ server to authenticate users prior to
access to the switch management or to the network.
Ensure that users' remote connections to the switch
management interface are through known and
trusted devices.
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