topic Pix integration with Tacacs for authentication and authorization. in Network Access Control https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/pix-integration-with-tacacs-for-authentication-and-authorization/m-p/282811#M5927 <P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>The requirement is to intergrate Pix firewall with</P><P>Cisco Tacacs server. We need to do authentication as well as authorization.The issue is that in case the TACACS is not responding or/fails , we are not able </P><P>get to the Pix even through colsole as it gives a "command authorization failed" message.</P><P></P><P>To the best of my knowledge , the Pix doesn't support automatic fallback to the Local till the latest version.Please correct me if I am wrong.</P><P></P><P>What are the options available so that we can implement authentication and authorization through Tacacs and not face crisis when the Tacacs goes down ?</P><P></P><P>Is having two TACACS server in the same AAA group a good option ? </P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance,</P><P>Piyalee</P><P></P><P></P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:11:10 GMT piyalee_1 2020-02-21T18:11:10Z Pix integration with Tacacs for authentication and authorization. https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/pix-integration-with-tacacs-for-authentication-and-authorization/m-p/282811#M5927 <P>Hi,</P><P></P><P>The requirement is to intergrate Pix firewall with</P><P>Cisco Tacacs server. We need to do authentication as well as authorization.The issue is that in case the TACACS is not responding or/fails , we are not able </P><P>get to the Pix even through colsole as it gives a "command authorization failed" message.</P><P></P><P>To the best of my knowledge , the Pix doesn't support automatic fallback to the Local till the latest version.Please correct me if I am wrong.</P><P></P><P>What are the options available so that we can implement authentication and authorization through Tacacs and not face crisis when the Tacacs goes down ?</P><P></P><P>Is having two TACACS server in the same AAA group a good option ? </P><P></P><P>Thanks in advance,</P><P>Piyalee</P><P></P><P></P> Fri, 21 Feb 2020 18:11:10 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/pix-integration-with-tacacs-for-authentication-and-authorization/m-p/282811#M5927 piyalee_1 2020-02-21T18:11:10Z Re: Pix integration with Tacacs for authentication and authoriza https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/pix-integration-with-tacacs-for-authentication-and-authorization/m-p/282812#M5935 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi</P><P></P><P>The Best Option is to use a supported version that supports fall back method.</P><P></P><P>Thanks</P><P>Nadeem</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:48:37 GMT https://community.cisco.com/t5/network-access-control/pix-integration-with-tacacs-for-authentication-and-authorization/m-p/282812#M5935 nkhawaja 2004-08-30T02:48:37Z