Authentication; Table 1-2: Cs Supported Authentication Methods - Black Box Advanced Console Server User Manual

Authentication

CS supports a number of authentication methods that can help the
administrator with the user management. Authentication can be performed
locally or with a remote server, such as RADIUS, TACACS+, LDAP, or
Kerberos. An authentication security fallback mechanism is also employed,
should the negotiation process with the authentication server fails. In such
situations, the CS follows an alternate defined rule when authentication server
is down or does not authenticate the user.
The following table lists the supported authentication methods.

Table 1-2: CS Supported Authentication Methods

Authentication Type
None
Kerberos
Kerberos/Local
KerberosDownLocal
LDAP
LDAP/Local
LDAPDownLocal
Local
Local/Radius
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Definition
No authentication.
Authentication is performed using a Kerberos
server.
Kerberos authentication is tried first, switching
to Local if unsuccessful.
Local authentication is performed only when
the Kerberos server is down.
Authentication is performed against an LDAP
database using an LDAP server.
LDAP authentication is tried first, switching to
Local if unsuccessful.
Local authentication is performed only when
the LDAP server is down.
Authentication is performed locally. For
example using the /etc/passwd file.
Authentication is performed locally first,
switching to Radius if unsuccessful.
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