Alcatel-Lucent 8950 AAA User Manual

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RADIUS Terms Explained

Introduction to 8950 AAA

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Accounting Activities

In addition, the 8950 AAA server can collect and store session and billing data. The server
can save this data to text files (RADIUS Detail file), the built-in database, or any SQL
database that supports a Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) driver, or forward the data to
another RADIUS server.

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SQL Database

A database that accepts SQL (Structured Query
Language) queries, for example, the built-in 8950
AAA database, and has a JDBC (

Java Database

Connectivity)

driver

LDAP Directory

A directory service supporting LDAP (Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol)

Microsoft Active Directory via LDAP

Directory service that is a part of Windows 2000,
Windows XP, and Window 2003 Servers, using an
LDAP interface.

Windows SAM

Windows Security Accounts Manager server that sits
on top of the Windows 2000, Windows XP, and
Window 2003 operating systems. This is only
available when 8950 AAA is running on a Windows
platform, local account, Windows domain, or
Windows Active Directory.

UNIX System

When running on a supported UNIX or Linux system, 8950

AAA

can retrieve user name and password

information using the operating system.

Password File

8950 AAA

can read the UNIX

/etc/shadow

/etc/passwd

files to access passwords for

authentication.

ACE/Server

8950 AAA

acts as a client for communicating with an

RSA ACE/Server.

SafeWord

8950 AAA

can communicate with a SafeWord server.

Proxy

8950 AAA

can proxy (forward) data to another server

that verifies the user name and password for
authentication. It then waits for a response.

User Source

Description