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Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Configuring the Management Interface and Security
Configuring the Available Interfaces
Configuring Maximum Login Attempts
Use this command to set the maximum number of login attempts that will be permitted before the session
is terminated.
Options
The following options are available:
• number-of-attempts — The maximum number of login attempts that will be permitted before the
telnet session is terminated.
This is relevant only for Telnet sessions. From the local console, the number of re-tries is unlimited.
–
Default = three
Step 1 From the SCE(config)# prompt, type aaa authentication attempts login number-of-attempts and press
Enter.
Configuring the Login Authentication Methods
You can configure "backup" login authentication methods to be used if failure of the primary login
authentication method (see General AAA Fallback and Recovery Mechanism, page 5-14).
Use this command to specify which login authentication methods are to be used, and in what order of
preference.
• Options, page 5-23
• How to Specify the Login Authentication Methods, page 5-23
• How to Delete the Login Authentication Methods List, page 5-24
Options
The following options are available:
• method — the login authentication methods to be used. You may specify up to four different
methods, in the order in which they are to be used.
–
group TACACS+ — Use TACACS+ authentication.
–
local — Use the local username database for authentication
–
enable (default) — Use the " enable " password for authentication
–
none — Use no authentication.
How to Specify the Login Authentication Methods
Step 1 From the SCE(config)# prompt, type aaa authentication login default method1 [method2...] and press
Enter.
You may list a maximum of four methods; all four methods explained above. List them in the order of
priority.
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