Cisco Access Control Security: AAA Administrative Services

Chapter 3. Authentication Configuration on Cisco Routers

In this chapter, you learn the following topics:

• Local authentication

• Authentication configurations using Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server and Cisco Secure ACS Solution Engine

• Debugging authentication

• Authentication command references

Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) is an integral component in today's networks. AAA is configurable on most Cisco products and can play an important role in securing and managing Cisco networks.

This chapter provides a configuration overview to the authentication component of AAA, as well as configuration examples of some of the authentication methods discussed. In addition, it includes a discussion of command references for Cisco IOS Release ...