Information About Switch Management Security

Management security in any switch in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides security to all management access methods, including the command-line interface (CLI) or Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

This section includes the following topics:

• Security Options
• SNMP Security Options
• Switch AAA Functionalities
• About RADIUS Server Default Configuration
• About the Default RADIUS Server Encryption Type and Preshared Key
• About RADIUS Servers
• About Validating a RADIUS Server
• About Vendor-Specific Attributes
• VSA Format
• Specifying SNMPv3 on AAA Servers
• One-Time Password Support
• About TACACS+
• About TACACS+ Server Default Configuration
• About the Default TACACS+ Server Encryption Type and Preshared Key
• About TACACS+ Servers
• Password Aging Notification through TACACS+ Server
• About Validating a TACACS+ Server
• About Users Specifying a TACACS+ Server at Login
• About Bypassing a Nonresponsive Server
• AAA Server Distribution
• Starting a Distribution Session on a Switch
• CHAP Authentication
• MSCHAP Authentication
• About Enabling MSCHAP
• Local AAA Services
• Accounting Services

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