Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Security Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 44)

you are connecting to this session
1 minutes 5 seconds in idle
2 established
1 hours 4 minutes 18 seconds in idle
3 established
1 hours 4 minutes 15 seconds in idle
4 established
1 hours 4 minutes 9 seconds in idle
Telnet connections (inbound):
1 closed
2 closed
3 closed
4 closed
5 closed
Telnet connection (outbound):
6 closed
SSH connections:
1 closed
2 closed
3 closed
4 closed
5 closed
stack9#
TACACS authentication
NOTE
Also, multiple challenges are supported for TACACS+ login authentication.
When TACACS authentication takes place, the following events occur.
1. A user attempts to gain access to the Brocade device by doing one of the following:
• ‐ Logging into the device using Telnet or SSH
‐ Entering the Privileged EXEC level or CONFIG level of the CLI
2. The user is prompted for a username and password.
3. The user enters a username and password.
4. The Brocade device sends a request containing the username and password to the TACACS
server.
5. The username and password are validated in the TACACS server database.
6. If the password is valid, the user is authenticated.
TACACS+ authentication
When TACACS+ authentication takes place, the following events occur.
1. A user attempts to gain access to the Brocade device by doing one of the following:
• ‐ Logging into the device using Telnet or SSH
‐ Entering the Privileged EXEC level or CONFIG level of the CLI
2. The user is prompted for a username.
3. The user enters a username.
4. The Brocade device obtains a password prompt from a TACACS+ server.
5. The user is prompted for a password.
6. The user enters a password.
7. The Brocade device sends the password to the TACACS+ server.
8. The password is validated in the TACACS+ server database.
9. If the password is valid, the user is authenticated.
TACACS authentication
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