Chapter 17. TACACS+

This chapter covers the following key topics:

  • Introduction to TACACS+— This section discusses the basic elements of TACACS+ functionality and how it relates to the AAA model.

  • TACACS+ Communications Architecture— This section discusses the communications and encryption mechanisms employed by the TACACS+ protocol.

  • Authentication in TACACS+— This section discusses the operational details of authentication taking place via TACACS+.

  • Authorization in TACACS+— This section discusses the operational details of authorization taking place via TACACS+.

  • Accounting in TACACS+— This section discusses the operational details of accounting taking place via TACACS+.

The preceding chapter looked at how AAA functionality is built into Cisco ...

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