Cisco Secure Access Control Server for Windows
Cisco Secure ACS for Windows architecture

When Cisco Secure ACS is installed, the installation adds several Windows services . The services provide the core of Cisco Secure ACS functionality. The Cisco Secure ACS services on the computer running Cisco Secure ACS include the following :

  • CSAdmin – Provides the HTML interface for administration of Cisco Secure ACS.
  • CSAuth – Provides authentication services.
  • CSDBSync – Provides synchronization of the CiscoSecure user database with an external RDBMS application.
  • CSLog – Provides logging services, both for accounting and system activity.
  • CSMon – Provides monitoring, recording, and notification of Cisco Secure ACS performance, and includes automatic response to some scenarios.
  • CSTacacs – Provides communication between TACACS+ AAA clients and the CSAuth service.
  • CSRadius – Provides communication between RADIUS AAA clients and the CSAuth service.

Each module can be started and stopped individually from within the Microsoft Service Control Panel or as a group from within the Cisco Secure ACS HTML interface.