ACS & NAS Question

[mrashby]

All,

I have my ACS loaded on a Win2K server and when I log into a router is it true that the router is the NAS device and that it (the router) sends the username and password information to the ACS server for verification? Also is the information being sent between the NAS and the ACS server encrypted or not?

[Richard Burts]

Mario

In the terminology of ACS yes your router that you are logging into is the NAS. The authentication protocols were developed especially to facilitate the requirements of Access Servers and that terminology remains even though the protocol now serves a wider variety of devices.

The router does send the user name and password to the ACS server of verification. And the information is encrypted so it is safe while it passes through the network.

HTH

Rick