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User Guide for Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server

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Preface

Obtaining Documentation

Obtaining Documentation

Cisco documentation and additional literature are available on Cisco.com. Cisco
also provides several ways to obtain technical assistance and other technical
resources. These sections explain how to obtain technical information from Cisco
Systems.

External ODBC Authentication

This paper presents concepts and configuration issues in
deploying Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server to authenticate
users against an external open database connectivity (ODBC)
database. This paper also describes configuring, testing, and
troubleshooting a relational database management system
(RDBMS) with ODBC and Cisco Secure ACS, and provides
sample Structured Query Language (SQL) procedures.

Guidelines for Placing ACS in the
Network

This document discusses planning, design, and implementation
practices for deploying Cisco Secure ACS for Windows Server in
an enterprise network. It discusses network topology, user
database choices, access requirements, integration of external
databases, and capabilities of Cisco Secure ACS.

Initializing MC Authorization on
ACS 3.1

This application note explains how to initialize Management
Center authorization on Cisco Secure ACS.

Securing ACS Running on
Microsoft Windows Platforms

This paper describes how the Cisco Secure ACS can be protected
against the vulnerabilities of the Windows 2000 operating system
and explains how to improve security on the computer running
Cisco Secure ACS. It discusses making the system dedicated to
Cisco Secure ACS, removing all unnecessary services, and other
measures. It also discusses how to improve administrative security
for Cisco Secure ACS through such methods as stronger
passwords and controlled administrative access. This paper
concludes with considerations of physical security for
Cisco Secure ACS and its host.

Table 2

Related Documentation (continued)

Document Title

Description and Available Formats