12.1 Cisco Access- Control Solutions
12.1.2 Cisco secure

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.