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Brocade TurboIron 24X Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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Configuring authentication-method lists

The snmp-server | web-server | enable | login parameter specifies the type of access this
authentication-method list controls. You can configure one authentication-method list for each type
of access.

NOTE

TACACS/TACACS+ and RADIUS are supported only with the enable and login parameters.

The parameter specifies the primary authentication method. The remaining optional
parameters specify additional methods to try if an error occurs with the primary method.
A method can be one of the values listed in the Method Parameter column in the following table.

TABLE 27

Authentication method values

Method parameter

Description

line

Authenticate using the password you configured for Telnet access. The Telnet password is
configured using the enable telnet password… command. Refer to

“Setting a Telnet

password”

on page 74.

enable

Authenticate using the password you configured for the Super User privilege level. This
password is configured using the enable super-user-password… command. Refer to

“Setting passwords for management privilege levels”

on page 74.

local

Authenticate using a local user name and password you configured on the device. Local
user names and passwords are configured using the username… command. Refer to

“Configuring a local user account”

on page 82.

tacacs

Authenticate using the database on a TACACS server. You also must identify the server to
the device using the tacacs-server command.

tacacs+

Authenticate using the database on a TACACS+ server. You also must identify the server to
the device using the tacacs-server command.

radius

Authenticate using the database on a RADIUS server. You also must identify the server to
the device using the radius-server command. Refer to

“Configuring RADIUS security”

on

page 100.

none

Do not use any authentication method. The device automatically permits access.