Accounting, Command authorization and logging – Juniper Networks EX2500 User Manual

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EX2500 Ethernet Switch Configuration Guide

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Securing Access to the Switch

If the remote user is successfully authenticated by the authentication server, the
switch verifies the privileges of the remote user and authorizes the appropriate
access. The administrator has an option to allow secure backdoor access via Telnet
or SSH. Secure backdoor provides switch access when the TACACS+ servers
cannot be reached. You always can access the switch via the console port by using
notacacs and the administrator password, whether secure backdoor is enabled or
not.

Accounting

Accounting is the action of recording a user's activities on the device for the
purposes of billing and/or security. It follows the authentication and authorization
actions. If the authentication and authorization are not performed via TACACS+,
no TACACS+ accounting messages are sent out. The EX2500 switch supports the
following TACACS+ accounting attributes:

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protocol

(console, telnet, ssh, or http)

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start_time

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stop_time

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elapsed_time

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disc_cause

Command Authorization and Logging

When TACACS+ Command Authorization is enabled, EX2500 configuration
commands are sent to the TACACS+ server for authorization. Use the following
command to enable TACACS+ Command Authorization:

ex2500(config)

# tacacs-server command-authorization

When TACACS+ Command Logging is enabled, EX2500 configuration commands
are logged on the TACACS+ server. Use the following command to enable
TACACS+ Command Logging:

ex2500(config)

# tacacs-server command-logging

The following examples illustrate the format of EX2500 commands sent to the
TACACS+ server:

authorization request, cmd=shell, cmd-arg=interface ip

NOTE:

To obtain the TACACS+ backdoor password for your EX2500 switch,

contact technical support.

NOTE:

When you are using the EX2500 Web Device Manager, the TACACS+

Accounting Stop records are sent only if the Logout button on the browser is
clicked.

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