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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>
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Nortel Secure Network Access Switch
Using the Command Line Interface
NN47230-100 03.01 Standard
28 July 2008
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