Users Guide

Command History

This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking

OS Command Line Reference Guide.

Version Description

9.11(2.0P1) Introduced the command on all Dell Networking OS platforms.

Usage Information

If an authentication method is not congured using this command, then PAP is used for authentication with the

RADIUS server.

You can congure the RADIUS authentication method to access the switch using the following applications:

Console, Telnet, SSH, REST, and OMI.

aaa radius auth-method

Congure the authentication method to use with RADIUS for user access.

Syntax

aaa radius auth-method {pap | mschapv2}

To undo the RADIUS authentication method conguration, 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