Alcatel-Lucent 8950 AAA User Manual page 23

Introduction to 8950 AAA
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User Source
SQL Database
LDAP Directory
Microsoft Active Directory via LDAP
Windows SAM
UNIX System
Password File
ACE/Server
SafeWord
Proxy
Accounting Activities
In addition, the 8950 AAA server can collect and store session and billing data. The server
can save this data to text files (RADIUS Detail file), the built-in database, or any SQL
database that supports a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver, or forward the data to
another RADIUS server.
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Description
A database that accepts SQL (Structured Query
Language) queries, for example, the built-in 8950
AAA database, and has a JDBC (
driver
Connectivity)
A directory service supporting LDAP (Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol)
Directory service that is a part of Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Window 2003 Servers, using an
LDAP interface.
Windows Security Accounts Manager server that sits
on top of the Windows 2000, Windows XP, and
Window 2003 operating systems. This is only
available when 8950 AAA is running on a Windows
platform, local account, Windows domain, or
Windows Active Directory.
When running on a supported UNIX or Linux system, 8950
can retrieve user name and password
AAA
information using the operating system.
can read the UNIX
8950 AAA
/etc/passwd
files to access passwords for
authentication.
acts as a client for communicating with an
8950 AAA
RSA ACE/Server.
can communicate with a SafeWord server.
8950 AAA
can proxy (forward) data to another server
8950 AAA
that verifies the user name and password for
authentication. It then waits for a response.
RADIUS Terms Explained
Java Database
/etc/shadow
or
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