CHAPTER 8
Configuring Authentication
This chapter includes the following sections:
• Authentication Services, page 131
• Guidelines and Recommendations for Remote Authentication Providers, page 131
• User Attributes in Remote Authentication Providers, page 132
• LDAP Group Rule, page 134
• Configuring LDAP Providers, page 134
• Configuring RADIUS Providers, page 142
• Configuring TACACS+ Providers, page 144
• Configuring Multiple Authentication Systems, page 146
• Selecting a Primary Authentication Service, page 151
Authentication Services
Cisco UCS supports two methods to authenticate user logins:
• Through user accounts local to Cisco UCS Manager
• Remotely through one of the following protocols:
◦ LDAP
◦ RADIUS
◦ TACACS+
Guidelines and Recommendations for Remote Authentication Providers
If a system is configured for one of the supported remote authentication services, you must create a provider
for that service to ensure that Cisco UCS Manager can communicate with it. In addition, you need to be aware
of the following guidelines that impact user authorization:
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