Cisco Secure has three major components, as shown in the Figure:
- The AAA server - Shown at the bottom of the Figure, it interacts with TACACS+ and RADIUS.
- The Netscape Fastrack server - This is shown
on the left side as a Web browser.
- The relational database management system (RDBMS)
- This is shown on the right side of the Figure.
The Windows NT version delivers simultaneous TACACS+
and RADIUS support for Windows NT users. The Windows NT database support
enables a single login to take advantage of and consolidate Windows NT
username/password management in a single step. Also, Cisco Secure ACS for Windows NT
includes integrated token client support for servers from Security
Dynamics and Axent Technologies.
Cisco Secure ACS for UNIX supports simultaneous full implementations of
TACACS+ and RADIUS, while providing database support for Oracle, Sybase,
or SQL Anywhere. (SQL Anywhere is bundled with Cisco Secure ACS for
UNIX.) In addition, this product features client support for token-card
servers from Security Dynamics, Secure Computing, and CRYPTOCard. The
"max session control" feature can be used to prevent multiple
simultaneous sessions by the same user ID. Dial VPN support is available at both L2F
tunnel points of origin and termination.