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    CHAPTER 12-1 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts This chapter describes support for AAA ( pronounced “triple A”) and ho w to conf igure AAA servers and the local database. This chapter contains the following sections: • AAA Overvie w , page 12-1 • AAA Server and Local Database Support, page 12-2 • Conf[...]

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    12-2 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts AAA Server and Local Database Support • All administrativ e connections to the security appliance including the following sessions: – T elnet – SSH – Serial console – ASDM (using HTTPS) – VPN management access • The enable command • Network access [...]

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    12-3 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts AAA Server and Local Database Support • RADIUS Server Support, page 12-3 • T ACA CS+ Server Support, page 12-4 • SDI Server Support, page 12-4 • NT Server Support, page 12-5 • Kerberos Serv er Support, page 12-5 • LD AP Server Support, page 12-5 • SS[...]

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    12-4 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts AAA Server and Local Database Support This section contains the following topics: • Authentication Methods, page 12-4 • Attribute Support, page 12-4 • RADIUS Authorization Functions, page 12-4 Authentication Methods The security appliance supports the follow[...]

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    12-5 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts AAA Server and Local Database Support • T wo-step Authentication Process, page 12-5 • SDI Primary and Replica Servers, page 12-5 SDI Version Support The security appliance supports SDI V ersion 5.0 and 6.0. SDI uses the concepts of an SDI primary and SDI repli[...]

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    12-6 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts AAA Server and Local Database Support LDAP Server Support This section describes using an LD AP directory with the security appliance for user authentication and VPN authorization. During authentication, the security appliance acts as a client proxy to the LD AP s[...]

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    12-7 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring the Local Database User Profiles User prof iles contain, at a minimum, a username. T ypically , a password is assigned to each username, although passwords are optional. Y ou can add other information to a specif ic user prof ile. The information you c[...]

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    12-8 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring the Local Database User Accounts The User Accounts pane lets you manage the local user database. The local database is used for the following features: • ASDM per-user access By default, you can log into ASDM with a blank username and the enable pass[...]

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    12-9 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring the Local Database • VPN Group Lock—Specif ies what, if any , group lock policy is in effect for this user . Not av ailable in multimode. • Add—Displays the Add User Account dialog box. • Edit—Displays the Edit User Account dialog box. • [...]

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    12-10 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring the Local Database Pri vilege Le vel—Selects the privile ge level for this user to use with local command authorization. The range is 0 (lowest) to 15 (highest). See the “Conf iguring Local Command Authorization” section on page 13-31 for more i[...]

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    12-11 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring the Local Database L2TP ov er IPSec—Allows remote users with VPN clients provided with se veral common PC and mobile PC operating systems to establish secure connections ov er the public IP network to the security appliance and priv ate corporate ne[...]

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    12-12 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers – Subnet Mask list—Specif ies the subnet mask for the Dedicated IP address. Check the Group Lock check box to restrict users to remote access through this group only . Group Lock restricts users by checking if the gro[...]

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    12-13 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers If AAA accounting is in ef fect, the accounting information goes only to the activ e server , unless you have conf igured simultaneous accounting. For an o verview of AAA services, see the “ AAA Overvie w” section on [...]

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    12-14 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers • Delete—Remov es the selected AAA server from the list. • Mov e up—Moves the selected AAA server up in the AAA sequence. • Mov e down—Mov es the selected AAA server back in the AAA sequence. • T est—Displ[...]

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    12-15 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers Modes The following table sho ws the modes in which this feature is av ailable: Edit AAA Local Server Group The Edit AAA Local Server Group dialog box lets you specify whether to enable local user lock out and the maximum[...]

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    12-16 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers • Server Name or IP Address—Specif ies the name or IP address of the AAA server . • T imeout—Specif ies the timeout interval, in seconds. This is the time after which the security appliance gi ves up on the reques[...]

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    12-17 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers If you choose Detect Automatically , the security appliance attempts to determine the type of netmask expression used. If it detects a wildcard netmask e xpression, it conv erts it to a standard netmask expression; ho wev[...]

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    12-18 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers – Naming Attribute(s)—Specif ies the Relativ e Distinguished Name attribute (or attributes) that uniquely identif ies an entry on the LD AP server . Common naming attributes are Common Name (cn) and User ID (uid). –[...]

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    12-19 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Identifying AAA Server Groups and Servers – Start URL—Specif ies the complete URL of the authenticating web server location where a pre-login cookie can be retriev ed. This parameter must be conf igured only when the authenticating web server loads a pre-logi[...]

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    12-20 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring an Authentication Prompt Ti p Checking for basic network connecti vity to the AAA server may sav e you time in troubleshooting. T o test basic connecti vity , click T ools > Ping. Fields • AAA Server Group— Display only . Shows the AAA serv er [...]

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    12-21 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring an LDAP Attribute Map Note Microsoft Internet Explorer displays up to 37 characters in an authentication prompt. Netscape Navigator displays up to 120 characters, and T elnet and FTP display up to 235 characters in an authentication prompt. Fields •[...]

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    12-22 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring an LDAP Attribute Map Fields • Name—Displays the names of the LD AP attribute maps a vailable for editing. • Attribute Map Name—Displays the mappings of customer attrib ute names to Cisco attribute names within each attribute map. • Add—Di[...]

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    12-23 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring an LDAP Attribute Map Fields • Name—Specif ies the name of the LD AP attribute map you are adding or editing. If you are adding a ne w map, you enter the name of the map in this f ield. If you are editing a map that was selected in the LD AP Attri[...]

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    12-24 ASDM User Guide OL-12180-01 Chapter 12 Configuring AAA Servers and User Accounts Configuring an LDAP Attribute Map • Customer V alue—Specif ies a customer value for the selected customer attribute. • Cisco V alue—Specif ies the Cisco value for the selected customer attribute. • Add—Adds the v alue mapping to the customer attribute[...]