Cisco Nexus 5500 Series - Radius-Server Key

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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
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Chapter R Commands
radius-server key
radius-server key
To configure a RADIUS shared secret key, use the radius-server key command. To remove a configured
shared secret, use the no form of this command.
radius-server key [0 | 7] shared-secret
no radius-server key [0 | 7] shared-secret
Syntax Description
Command Default Clear text authentication
Command Modes Global configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines You must configure the RADIUS preshared key to authenticate the switch to the RADIUS server. The
length of the key is restricted to 65 characters and can include any printable ASCII characters (white
spaces are not allowed). You can configure a global key to be used for all RADIUS server configurations
on the switch. You can override this global key assignment by using the key keyword in the
radius-server host command.
Examples This example shows how to provide various scenarios to configure RADIUS authentication:
switch(config)# radius-server key AnyWord
switch(config)# radius-server key 0 AnyWord
switch(config)# radius-server key 7 public pac
Related Commands
0 (Optional) Configures a preshared key specified in clear text to authenticate
communication between the RADIUS client and server.
7 (Optional) Configures a preshared key specified in encrypted text to
authenticate communication between the RADIUS client and server.
shared-secret Preshared key used to authenticate communication between the RADIUS
client and server. The preshared key can include any printable ASCII
characters (white spaces are not allowed), is case sensitive, and has a
maximum of 63 characters.
Release Modification
5.2(1)N1(1) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show radius-server Displays RADIUS server information.