Why most ISE video courses only use RADIUS?

[enzo80]

I want to use ISE mainly for device management instead of ACS and  for long time we use only TACACS+ , so am wondering why so many video courses that teach you ISE only use RADIUS protocol

[marce1000]

 - Note that ISE focuses on network access control (NAC) for end devices or 'users' providing policies , profiling and several other possibilities , in that environment it focuses on radius for authenticating users too (e.g.)

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[BryanHefner2568]

ISE still uses TACACS for device management (and can use radius). The radius stuff you are seeing is for Network Access Control, not device management. Prescriptive deployment guide for device admin is here: https://community.cisco.com/t5/security-documents/cisco-ise-device-administration-prescriptive-deployment-guide/ta-p/3738365

[thomas · Accepted solution]

Because Device Administration with TACACS is only one of many AAA functions that ISE solves for customers. The majority of scenarios involve RADIUS for network access control. Some people even use RADIUS for command-line device administration.  See https://cs.co/ise-resources for a breakdown.

For ISE videos about TACACS, see our ISE YouTube channel @ https://cs.co/ise-videos :

• ISE: Adds AAA Device Administration with TACACS+ - YouTube
• ISE: Configuring WLC Authentication with TACACS+ - YouTube
• ISE: Configuring TACACS+ on IOS - YouTube
• ISE: TACACS+ Command Authorization - YouTube
• ISE: Configuring TACACS+ on NX-OS Devices - YouTube

And here are a couple in the community:

• ISE TACACS: Device Administration Fundamentals - Part I
• ISE TACACS: Device Administration Fundamentals - Part II

[Mohammed al Baqari]

Hi,

You are looking at video course for network access control (dot1x and mab).
Hence you are seeing radius. Look for ISE videos related to device
administration and you will see lot of tacacs

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