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AAA

  • What is AAA?
    • Security framework.
    • For both local and remote users.
    • Controll access to resources with policies and user identity.
    • Centralize authentication for users.
      • Log into servers, routers, switches, firewalls, VPN...
    • Keeping track on user's activities.
  • AAA stans for:
    • Authentication
      • Identification - Username
      • Prove it - Password
    • Authorization
      • What access do you have?
    • Accounting
      • Logging - Login/logout time, data sent/recieved osv...
  • Protocols
    • RADIUS
      • Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service
      • Popular protocol
      • Not just for dial-in.