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xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch CLI Manual
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config authen_enable
Purpose Used to configure a user-defined method list of authentication
methods for promoting normal user level privileges to Administrator
level privileges on the Switch.
Syntax
config authen_enable [default | method_list_name <string 15>]
method {tacacs | xtacacs | tacacs+ | radius | server_group <string
15> | local_enable | none}
This command is used to promote users with normal level privileges to
Administrator level privileges using authentication methods on the
Switch. Once a user acquires normal user level privileges on the
Switch, he or she must be authenticated by a method on the Switch to
gain administrator privileges on the Switch, which is defined by the
Administrator. A maximum of eight (8) method lists can be
implemented on the Switch.
The sequence of methods implemented in this command will affect the
authentication result. For example, if a user enters a sequence of
methods like tacacs – xtacacs – local_enable, the Switch will send an
authentication request to the first tacacs host in the server group. If no
verification is found, the Switch will send an authentication request to
the second tacacs host in the server group and so on, until the list is
exhausted. At that point, the Switch will restart the same sequence
with the following protocol listed, xtacacs. If no authentication takes
place using the xtacacs list, the local_enable password set in the
Switch is used to authenticate the user.
Successful authentication using any of these methods will give the
user a “Admin” privilege.
Description
Parameters
default – The default method list for administration rights
authentication, as defined by the user. The user may choose one or a
combination of up to four (4) of the following authentication methods:
tacacs – Adding this parameter will require the user to be
authenticated using the TACACS protocol from the remote
TACACS server hosts of the TACACS server group list.
xtacacs – Adding this parameter will require the user to be
authenticated using the XTACACS protocol from the remote
XTACACS server hosts of the XTACACS server group list.
tacacs+ – Adding this parameter will require the user to be
authenticated using the TACACS+ protocol from the remote
TACACS+ server hosts of the TACACS+ server group list.
radius - Adding this parameter will require the user to be
authenticated using the RADIUS protocol from a remote
RADIUS server previously implemented on the Switch.
server_group <string 15> – Adding this parameter will
require the user to be authenticated using a user-defined
server group previously configured on the Switch.
local_enable – Adding this parameter will require the user to
be authenticated using the local user account database on
the Switch.
none – Adding this parameter will require no authentication to
access the Switch.