Administrator Guide

RADIUS Commands
The following RADIUS commands are supported by Dell Networking OS.
aaa radius auth-method
Configure the authentication method to use with RADIUS for user access.
Syntax
aaa radius auth-method {pap | mschapv2}
To undo the RADIUS authentication method configuration, use the no aaa radius auth-method command.
Parameters
pap Enter the keyword pap to use the Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) for RADIUS
authentication. This protocol uses the username and password attributes in the access-
request message sent to the RADIUS server.
mschapv2 Enter the keyword mschapv2 to use the Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication
Protocol (MS-CHAPv2) for RADIUS authentication. This protocol is considered to be
more secure than PAP and uses mutual authentication based on a random challenge and
challenge response.
Defaults PAP
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.11(2.0P2) Introduced the command on all Dell Networking OS platforms.
Usage Information
If an authentication method is not configured using this command, then PAP is used for authentication with the
RADIUS server.
You can configure the RADIUS authentication method to access the switch using the following applications:
Console, Telnet, SSH, REST, and OMI.
debug radius
View RADIUS transactions to assist with troubleshooting.
C9000 Series
Syntax
debug radius
To disable debugging of RADIUS, use the no debug radius command.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
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