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174 Configuring authentication
Configuring authentication
The basic steps for configuring and managing client authentication are:
Step Action
1 Create the authentication methods.
2 Configure specific settings for the methods.
3 Specify the order in which the authentication methods will be
applied. Perform this step even if you define only one method on
the Nortel SNAS.
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To configure authentication, access the AAA menu by using the following
command:
/cfg/doamin #/aaa
From the AAA menu, you can manage the following authentication-related
tasks:
• creating and configuring the authentication methods
— “Configuring authentication methods” (page 177)
—
“Configuring advanced settings” (page 179)
—
“Configuring RADIUS authentication” (page 180)
—
“Configuring LDAP authentication” (page 187)
—
“Configuring local database authentication” (page 200)
•
setting the order in which authentication methods will be applied (see
“Specifying authentication fallback order” (page 209))
Roadmap of authentication commands
The following roadmap lists the CLI commands to configure client
authentication in the Nortel SNAS domain. Use this list as a quick
reference or click on any entry for more information:
Table 31
Roadmap of CLI commands
Command
Parameter
/cfg/doamin #/aaa/auth <auth ID>
type radius | ldap | local
name <name>
display
Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100 03.01 Standard
28 July 2008
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