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Authentication Type Definition
None No authentication.
DSView Authentication is performed with a DSView
®
3 server.
DSView/Local DSView management software authentication is tried first, then Local.
DSViewDownLocal Local authentication is performed only if the DSView 3 server is down.
Kerberos Authentication is performed using a Kerberos server.
Kerberos/Local Kerberos authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful.
KerberosDownLocal Local authentication is performed only when the Kerberos server is down.
LDAP Authentication is performed against an LDAP database using an LDAP server.
LDAP/Local LDAP authentication is tried first, switching to Local if unsuccessful.
LDAPDownLocal Local authentication is performed only when the LDAP server is down.
LDAPDownLocal/Radius
Local authentication is performed only when the LDAP server is down, switching to
Radius if unsuccessful.
Local Authentication is performed locally. For example using the /etc/passwd file.
Local/Radius Authentication is performed locally first, switching to Radius if unsuccessful.
Local/TACACS+ Authentication is performed locally first, switching to TACACS+ if unsuccessful.
Local/NIS Authentication is performed locally first, switching to NIS ifunsuccessful.
NIS NIS authentication is performed.
NIS/Local NIS authentication is tried first, switching to Local ifunsuccessful.
NISDownLocal Local authentication is performed only when the NIS server is down.
OTP Uses the one time password (OTP) authentication method.
OTP/Local Uses the local password if the OTP password fails.
Radius Authentication is performed using a Radius authenticationserver.
Radius/Local Radius authentication is tried first, switching to Local ifunsuccessful.
RadiusDownLocal Local authentication is performed only when the Radius server is down.
TACACS+ Authentication is performed using a TACACS+ authentication server.
TACACS+/Local TACACS+ authentication is tried first, switching to Local ifunsuccessful.
TACACS+DownLocal Local authentication is tried only when the TACACS+ server is down.
Table 1.2: Authentication Methods Supported
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