CCSP Self-Study: Securing Cisco IOS Networks (SECUR)

Introduction to the Cisco IOS Firewall Authentication Proxy

This section introduces the Cisco IOS Firewall authentication proxy and describes the process of initiating an HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, or Telnet session with authentication proxy. Additional topics in this section include a discussion of the authentication proxy process, supported AAA protocols and servers, and applying and configuring the authentication proxy.

Defining the Authentication Proxy

The Cisco IOS Firewall authentication proxy feature enables network administrators to apply specific security policies on a per-user basis. Previously, user identity and related authorized access were associated with a user's IP address, or a single security policy had to be applied to an entire user ...