Tacacs, Radius, Table 1-1 – Cisco 3.3 User Manual
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Chapter 1 Overview
AAA Server Functions and Concepts
TACACS+
Cisco Secure ACS conforms to the TACACS+ protocol as defined by Cisco
Systems in draft 1.77. For more information, refer to the Cisco IOS software
documentation or Cisco.com (
).
RADIUS
Cisco Secure ACS conforms to the RADIUS protocol as defined in draft April
1997 and in the following Requests for Comments (RFCs):
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RFC 2138, Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
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RFC 2139, RADIUS Accounting
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RFC 2865
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RFC 2866
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RFC 2867
Table 1-1
TACACS+ and RADIUS Protocol Comparison
Point of Comparison
TACACS+
RADIUS
Transmission Protocol
TCP—connection-oriented
transport layer protocol, reliable
full-duplex data transmission
UDP—connectionless transport layer
protocol, datagram exchange without
acknowledgments or guaranteed
delivery
Ports Used
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Authentication and Authorization:
1645 and 1812
Accounting: 1646 and 1813
Encryption
Full packet encryption
Encrypts only passwords up to 16
bytes
AAA Architecture
Separate control of each service:
authentication, authorization, and
accounting
Authentication and authorization
combined as one service
Intended Purpose
Device management
User access control