Users Guide

Security Commands 1035
Default Configuration
The default is an empty string.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
In an Access-Request, encrypted passwords are sent using the RSA Message
Digest algorithm (MD5).
If no encryption parameter (7) is present, the key string is interpreted as an
unencrypted shared secret.
Keys are always displayed in their encrypted form in the running
configuration.
The encryption algorithm is the same across switches. Encrypted passwords
may be copied from one switch and pasted into another switch configuration.
Command History
Updated in version 6.3.0.1 firmware.
Example
The following two examples globally configure the RADIUS server key for all
configured servers. The two examples are identical in effect.
console(config)#radius server key “This is a key string”
console(config)#radius server key 0 “This is a key string”
radius server load-balance
Use this command to enable load balancing within RADIUS server lists. Use
the no form of the command to disable load balancing.
Syntax
radius server load-balance [ auth | acct ] {radius |name <servername>}
method least-outstanding [ batch-size <value>] }
no radius server load-balance [ auth | acct ] {radius | name <servername>}
• auth—Configure load balancing for authentication servers.