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Displaying Information About Users Logged into the Switch
To display information on all users logged into the switch, using the show users command in EXEC Privilege mode. The
output displays privilege level and/or user role. The mode is displayed at the start of the output and both the privilege and roles
for all users is also displayed. If the role is not defined, the system displays "unassigned" .
Example of Displaying Information About Users Logged into the Switch
DellEMC#show users
Authorization Mode: role or privilege
Line User Role Privilege Host(s) Location
0 console 0 admin sysadmin 15 idle
*3 vty 1 sec1 secadmin 14 idle 172.31.1.4
4 vty 2 ml1 netadmin 12 idle 172.31.1.5
Two Factor Authentication (2FA)
Two factor authentication also known as 2FA, strengthens the login security by providing one time password (OTP) in addition
to username and password. 2FA supports RADIUS authentications with Console, Telnet, and SSHv2.
To perform 2FA, follow these steps:
● When the Network access server (NAS) prompts for the username and password, provide the inputs.
● If the credentials are valid:
○ RADIUS server sends a request to the SMS–OTP daemon to generate an OTP for the user.
○ A challenge authentication is sent from the RADIUS server as Reply–Message attribute.
○ If the Reply–Message attribute is not sent from the RADIUS server, the default text is the Response.
○ 2FA is successful only on providing the correct OTP.
● If the credentials are invalid, the authentication fails.
NOTE: 2FA does not support RADIUS authentications done with REST, Web UI, and OMI.
Handling Access-Challenge Message
To provide a two-step verification in addition to the username and password, NAS prompts for additional information. An
Access-Challenge request is sent from the RADIUS server to NAS.
The RADIUS server returns one of the following responses:
● Access-Challenge—If the user credentials are valid, the NAS server receives an Access-Challenge request from the
RADIUS server.
● Access-Accept—NAS validates the username and password. If the credentials are valid, the RADIUS server sends an
Access-Request to the short message service one time password (SMS-OTP) daemon to generate an OTP. The OTP is
sent to the user’s e-mail ID or mobile. If the OTP is valid, the RADIUS server authenticates the 2FA user and sends an
Access-Accept response to NAS.
● Access-Reject—NAS validates the OTP and if the OTP is invalid, the RADIUS server does not authenticate the user and
sends an Access-Reject response to NAS.
Configuring Challenge Response Authentication for SSHv2
To configure challenge response authentication for SSHv2, perform the following steps:
1. Enable challenge response authentication for SSHv2.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip ssh challenge-response-authentication enable
2. View the configuration.
EXEC mode
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