Authentication Methods

Specifies the authentication method. Select an authentication method from the drop-down list. The methods are listed in the order in which they occur. If authorization fails on the first method, the next method is attempted, and so on, until all of the methods have been attempted.

For RADIUS/TACACS+, fallback only when servers are unavailable.

Specifies that the SteelHead falls back to a RADIUS or TACACS+
server only when all other servers don’t respond. This is the default setting. You must select this option if you want a safety account login on AAA servers that are unreachable.

When this feature is disabled, the SteelHead doesn’t fall back to the RADIUS or TACACS+ servers. If it exhausts the other servers and doesn’t get a response, it returns a server failure.

Safety Account

Creates a safety account so that admin/sys admin users can login to the SCC even if remote authentication servers are unreachable. A safety account increases security and conforms to Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) requirements.

Only the selected safety account will be allowed to login in cases where the AAA server isn’t reachable. (Only one user can be assigned to the safety account.)

You can create a system administrator user in the Administrator > Security: User Permissions page. For details, see Managing user permissions.

Safety Account User

Select the user from the drop-down list.

Authorization Policy

Appears only for some Authentication Methods. Optionally, select one of these policies from the drop-down list:

Default User

Select the default user from the drop-down box.

Apply

Applies your settings to the running configuration.