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About This Guide
This section discusses the objectives, audience, and organization of the CiscoSecure ACS for UNIX User Guide.
Document Objectives
The objective of this document is to help you configure and use the CiscoSecure Access Control Server (ACS) 2.3 for UNIX (Solaris) software and review some basic concepts of network security.
Audience
This guide was written for system administrators who use the CiscoSecure ACS software to set up and maintain accounts and dial-in network security.
Document Organization
The major sections of the CiscoSecure ACS for UNIX User Guide are as follows:
Overview of the CiscoSecure ACS software; defines package contents and system requirements; describes features of the software; and provides general information on network security.
Brief overview of the software modules that work together as part of the CiscoSecure ACS 2.3 for UNIX package.
Information on configuring initial test group profiles and testing user profiles to confirm the operability of your CiscoSecure installation.
Information on simple configuration and management of user profiles through the CiscoSecure ACS web pages.
Information on advanced group and user profile configuration and management through the CiscoSecure ACS web pages and the CiscoSecure Administrator advanced configuration program.
Information on NAS management, ACS management, and local and remote domain management, through the CiscoSecure ACS web pages and the CiscoSecure Administrator advanced configuration program.
Information on using the CiscoSecure max sessions feature to limit the number of concurrent sessions allotted to a user, group, VPDN, or PoP group.
Information on the most efficient way to assign TACACS+ or RADIUS attributes to users and groups.
Information on the CiscoSecure ACS software accounting database file and the instructions for enabling accounting.
Information on configuring the NAS for authentication, authorization, and accounting if you are using the TACACS+ protocol.
Information on configuring the NAS for authentication, authorization, and accounting if you are using the RADIUS protocol.
Information on one-time password authentication and token servers.
Ready-to-apply examples of typical CiscoSecure profiles and the NAS configurations that support them.
Information on how to identify and resolve potential problems with your CiscoSecure ACS, including timesaving tips and resources for service and support.
"Converting an Existing AA Database for CiscoSecure ACS 2.3"
Instructions for using the import utility to transfer an existing CiscoSecure database or an existing RADIUS database to the sample runtime database that can be used with CiscoSecure ACS 2.3.
Configuration parameters and syntax for the server control file, message catalogs, content and grammar conventions of the AA database, and sample configurations for setting server attributes.
Chapter 17, "Using the Command-Line Administrator Interface"
Listing and explanation of the CiscoSecure command line interface, which allows an administrator to carry out simple CiscoSecure administration through UNIX command lines.
Examples that you can apply directly to your own CiscoSecure ACS platform, including Lock and Key, remote-node IP and IPX dialup, ISDN dialup to a Cisco AS5200, and remote-node IP dialup.
Reference information pertaining to the use of the RADIUS protocol to exchange data between your NAS and the CiscoSecure ACS.
Reference information on database schema.
Information on integrating Oracle or Sybase database replication with CiscoSecure profile data.
Tips for enhancing the security of your network and the CiscoSecure AAA management system.
List of file formats and syntax for CiscoSecure ACS software.
Information on configuring the server control file and message catalogs.
List of other documents that you might find helpful in your management of CiscoSecure ACS software.
Document Conventions
This publication uses the following conventions to convey instructions and information.
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Examples use these conventions:
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