Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002148-02, June 2011)

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The authentication model using RADIUS and LDAP
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Configuring RADIUS service on Linux consists of the following tasks:
• Adding the Brocade attribute to the server
• Creating the user
• Enabling clients
Adding the Brocade attribute to the server
1. Create and save the file $PREFIX/etc/raddb/dictionary.brocade with the following information:
#
# dictionary.brocade
#
VENDOR Brocade 1588
#
# attributes
#
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Auth-Role 1 string Brocade
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs1 2 string Brocade
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs2 3 string Brocade
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs3 4 string Brocade
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-AVPairs4 5 string Brocade
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate 6 string Brocade
ATTRIBUTE Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod 7 string Brocade
This defines the Brocade vendor ID as 1588, the Brocade attribute 1 as Brocade-Auth-Role
and 6 as Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate, both are string values. The Brocade attribute 7 as
Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod, and it is an integer value.
2. Open the file $PREFIX/etc/raddb/dictionary in a text editor and add the line:
$INCLUDE dictionary.brocade
As a result, the file dictionary.brocade is located in the RADIUS configuration directory and
loaded for use by the RADIUS server.
Creating the user
1. Open the $PREFIX/etc/raddb/user file in a text editor.
2. Add the user names and their permissions for users accessing the switch and authenticating
through RADIUS.
The user will log in using the permissions specified with Brocade-Auth-Role. The valid
permissions include Root, Admin, SwitchAdmin, ZoneAdmin, SecurityAdmin,
BasicSwitchAdmin, FabricAdmin, Operator and User. You must use quotation marks around
“password” and “role”.
Example of adding a user name to the RADIUS authentication
For example, to set up an account called JohnDoe with Admin permissions with a password
expiry date of May 28, 2008 and a warning period of 30 days:
JohnDoe Auth-Type := Local
User-Password == "johnPassword",
Brocade-Auth-Role = "admin",
Brocade-Auth-Role = “admin”,
Brocade-Passwd-ExpiryDate = “05/28/08”,
Brocade-Passwd-WarnPeriod = 30