0. “
string
”
 
is
 
the shared key for the switch and the authentication servers to 
exchange messages which contains 31 characters at most. The question 
marks and spaces are not allowed. “
encrypted-string
” is a symmetric 
encrypted key with a fixed length, which you can copy from another switch’s 
configuration file. The key  or encrypted-key  you configured here will be 
displayed in the encrypted form. Always configure the key as the last item of 
this command. 
Command Mode 
Global Configuration Mode 
Privilege Requirement 
Only Admin level users have access to these commands. 
User Guidelines 
The TACACS+ servers you configured are added in the server group “tacacs” 
by default. 
Example 
Configure a TACACS+ server with the IP address as 1.1.1.1, TCP port as 1500, 
timeout as 6 seconds, and the unencrypted key string as 12345. 
T2500G-10TS(config)# tacacs-server host 1.1.1.1 port 1500 timeout 6 key 
12345 
35.5  show tacacs-server 
Description 
This  show tacacs-server  command is used to display the summary 
information of the TACACS+ servers. 
Syntax 
show tacacs-server 
Command Mode 
Privileged EXEC Mode and Any Configuration Mode 
Privilege Requirement 
Only Admin level users have access to these commands. 
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