PIX Remote Access VPN - Local Authentication

[carl.forbes]

Hi,

I would like to terminate my remote access VPN on a PIX 525 software 6.3(4).

Can I use the following command to enable local user authentication:

crypto map my-map client authentication local

I do not have a AAA server in the environment.

(this is a design only, so don't have the kit to test on either)

Many thanks!

Carl.

[carl.forbes]

If local authentication was used, I'm now guessing that this would expose my firewall credential to remote access users. Something that is not desirable.

Anyway around this? can I specify usergroups etc?

Thanks.

[David White]

Hi Carl,

Yes, you can authenticate VPN users to the LOCAL user database.

If you also authenticate to the PIX using Telnet/SSH/HTTPS to the LOCAL database, then yes, those users will also be able to authenticate. However, you can set their privilege level to 1 and thus they will not be able to get into enable mode. (You could also use a seperate global enable password instead of using the LOCAL database for the enable password.)

Hope it helps,

David.