06-07-2012 02:28 AM - edited 03-10-2019 07:10 PM
hello,
my company asked me to verify which authentication protocols are supported by acs 5.3.
We have a network composed of all cisco devices, the oldest is a 2950 with IOS 12.1.
I know they were compatible.
ACS 5.3 up to what degree of backward compatibility of equipment arrives?
All cisco devices support TACACS +?
thanks
fabio
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06-07-2012 03:10 AM
ACS can act as a radius or tacacs server for all those devices supports radius and tacacs protocol.
For more information like what kind of backend databases does it support please check the below listed link:
Supported and Interoperable Devices and Software for the Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.3
ACS 5.3 as a AAA server
let me know if you need more info.
Regards,
Jatin
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06-07-2012 03:10 AM
ACS can act as a radius or tacacs server for all those devices supports radius and tacacs protocol.
For more information like what kind of backend databases does it support please check the below listed link:
Supported and Interoperable Devices and Software for the Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.3
ACS 5.3 as a AAA server
let me know if you need more info.
Regards,
Jatin
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06-07-2012 03:42 AM
First, thanks to the availability!
I wanted to ask you one other thing.
The list of compatible devices (Table 1 Tested Network Elements) do not come to two devices that are present in my network:
- Cisco 2950
- Cisco 4500 series
This means that they are not compatible with ACS 5.3?
Thanks
fabio
06-07-2012 03:52 AM
Tested network elements/devices refers cisco has only performed testing with those devices. Please test tacacs authentication, it should work.
06-07-2012 04:01 AM
My problem is this to know if these devices support authentication tacacs through ACS 5.3 before you spend money unnecessarily to my company.
thanks
06-07-2012 04:19 AM
Again, ACS job is to support tacacs and radius protocol.
Also, I can see that 2950 and 4500 also supports tacacs configuration.
If you still need to test some feature then I would suggest to download the 90 days eval version of ACS 5 and build a test bed for testing purpose.
Regards,
Jatin
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06-07-2012 05:44 AM
Ok, thanks!
lighthouse so dump them and I will try the trial version before buying the full version.
One last question, I can put the trial version of vmware? There is a link to the installation guide of trial?
thanks
06-07-2012 05:50 AM
Yes, trial version can only be installaed on VMWARE.
Virtual Machine Requirements
For evaluation, ACS 5.3 can be installed in a VMware ESX virtual machine. When evaluating ACS 5.3, you can configure less disk space in the virtual machine, but a minimum disk space of 60 GB is required.
To download the ACS 5.3 software:
Step 1 Go to the following link:
Step 2 Click Download Software.
You should have a valid Cisco.com login credentials to access this link.
To download a 90-day evaluation license:
Step 1 Go to the following link:
https://tools.cisco.com/SWIFT/Licensing/PrivateRegistrationServlet?DemoKeys=Y
Step 2 Click the link available in the Licenses Not Requiring a PAK section.
You should have a valid Cisco.com login credentials to access this link.
Evaluating VMware
Regards,
Jatin
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06-07-2012 05:54 AM
thanks so much!
bye and thanks again!
06-07-2012 06:26 AM
I would appreciate if you can mark this thread resolved so that other's can benefit from it.
Jatin
06-07-2012 11:31 PM
ok!
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