Configuring authentication

See the following sections to configure authentication:

• Local authentication

  • Configuring password management parameters

  • Configuring profiles

  • Configuring users

• RADIUS authentication (only)

  By default, authentication is enabled locally. Perform the following tasks to configure security on each participating router:

  • Configuring profiles

  • Configuring RADIUS authentication

  • Configuring users

• RADIUS authentication

  To implement only RADIUS authentication, with authorization, perform the following tasks on each participating router:

  • Configuring RADIUS authentication

  • Configuring RADIUS authorization

• TACACS+ authentication

  To implement only TACACS+ authentication, perform the following tasks on each participating router:

  • Configuring profiles

  • Configuring users

  • Enabling TACACS+ authentication