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User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4

November 2013

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User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4

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C O N T E N T S

 

Preface xxiii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audience xxiii

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document Conventions

xxiii

 

 

 

 

 

Documentation Updates

xxiv

 

 

 

 

 

Related Documentation

xxiv

 

 

 

 

 

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request xxv

 

Introducing ACS 5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 1

1-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of ACS

1-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Distributed Deployment

1-2

 

 

 

 

ACS 4.x and 5.4 Replication

1-2

 

 

 

ACS Licensing Model

1-3

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Management Interfaces

1-3

 

 

 

 

ACS Web-based Interface

1-4

 

 

 

ACS Command Line Interface

1-4

 

 

 

ACS Programmatic Interfaces

1-5

 

 

 

Hardware Models Supported by ACS

1-5

 

 

Migrating from ACS 4.x to ACS 5.4

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 2

2-1

 

 

 

Overview of the Migration Process

2-2

 

 

Migration Requirements

2-2

 

 

 

 

Supported Migration Versions

2-2

 

 

Before You Begin

2-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading Migration Files

2-3

 

 

 

 

Migrating from ACS 4.x to ACS 5.4

2-3

 

 

Functionality Mapping from ACS 4.x to ACS 5.4 2-5

 

 

Common Scenarios in Migration

2-7

 

 

 

Migrating from ACS 4.2 on CSACS 1120 to ACS 5.4

2-7

 

Migrating from ACS 3.x to ACS 5.4

2-8

 

 

Migrating Data from Other AAA Servers to ACS 5.4

2-8

C H A P T E R 3

ACS 5.x Policy Model 3-1

 

 

Overview of the ACS 5.x Policy Model 3-1

 

 

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Policy Terminology

3-3

 

 

Simple Policies

3-4

 

 

Rule-Based Policies

3-4

 

Types of Policies

 

3-5

 

 

Access Services 3-6

 

 

 

Identity Policy

3-9

 

 

 

Group Mapping Policy

3-11

 

Authorization Policy for Device Administration 3-11

Processing Rules with Multiple Command Sets

3-11

Exception Authorization Policy Rules 3-12

 

Service Selection Policy

3-12

 

Simple Service Selection

3-12

 

Rules-Based Service Selection 3-13

 

Access Services and Service Selection Scenarios

3-13

First-Match Rule Tables

3-14

 

Policy Conditions 3-16

 

Policy Results

3-16

 

 

Authorization Profiles for Network Access

3-16

 

Processing Rules with Multiple Authorization Profiles 3-17

 

Policies and Identity Attributes

3-17

 

 

 

Policies and Network Device Groups

3-18

 

 

Example of a Rule-Based Policy

3-18

 

 

Flows for Configuring Services and Policies

3-19

 

Common Scenarios Using ACS

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 4

4-1

 

 

 

Overview of Device Administration

4-2

 

 

Session Administration 4-3

 

 

 

Command Authorization

4-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TACACS+ Custom Services and Attributes

4-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password-Based Network Access

4-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of Password-Based Network Access

4-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password-Based Network Access Configuration Flow 4-7

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate-Based Network Access

4-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of Certificate-Based Network Access

4-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Certificates in ACS 4-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate-Based Network Access

4-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authorizing the ACS Web Interface from Your Browser Using a Certificate 4-11

 

 

 

 

 

Validating an LDAP Secure Authentication Connection 4-12

 

 

 

 

 

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Agentless Network Access

4-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of Agentless Network Access

4-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Host Lookup

4-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication with Call Check

 

4-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Process Service-Type Call Check

4-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAP/EAP-MD5 Authentication

4-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agentless Network Access Flow

 

4-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding a Host to an Internal Identity Store

4-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an LDAP External Identity Store for Host Lookup

4-17

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an Identity Group for Host Lookup Network Access Requests 4-18

 

 

Creating an Access Service for Host Lookup

4-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an Identity Policy for Host Lookup Requests

4-19

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an Authorization Policy for Host Lookup Requests 4-20

 

 

VPN Remote Network Access

4-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Authentication Protocols

4-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Identity Stores

4-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported VPN Network Access Servers

4-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported VPN Clients

4-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring VPN Remote Access Service

4-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS and Cisco Security Group Access

4-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Devices for Security Group Access

4-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Security Groups

4-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating SGACLs 4-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an NDAC Policy

4-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring EAP-FAST Settings for Security Group Access

4-26

 

 

 

 

 

Creating an Access Service for Security Group Access 4-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating an Endpoint Admission Control Policy

4-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating an Egress Policy

4-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating a Default Policy

4-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS and TACACS+ Proxy Requests

4-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Protocols

4-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported RADIUS Attributes

4-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TACACS+ Body Encryption

4-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connection to TACACS+ Server

 

4-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Proxy Service

4-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding My Workspace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 5

5-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome Page

5-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Task Guides 5-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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My Account Page 5-2

 

 

Login Banner 5-3

 

 

 

Using the Web Interface

5-3

 

Accessing the Web Interface

5-4

Logging In

5-4

 

 

Logging Out

5-5

 

 

Understanding the Web Interface 5-5

Web Interface Design

5-6

Navigation Pane

5-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Content Area

5-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Importing and Exporting ACS Objects through the Web Interface

5-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported ACS Objects

5-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Import Files

 

5-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading the Template from the Web Interface 5-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding the CSV Templates

5-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating the Import File

5-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Errors

5-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concurrency Conflict Errors

5-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deletion Errors 5-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Failure Errors

5-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accessibility

5-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display and Readability Features

5-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Keyboard and Mouse Features

5-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obtaining Additional Accessibility Information 5-28

 

 

 

 

 

Post-Installation Configuration Tasks

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 6

 

6-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Minimal System Setup

6-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring ACS to Perform System Administration Tasks

6-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring ACS to Manage Access Policies

6-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring ACS to Monitor and Troubleshoot Problems in the Network 6-4

 

 

Managing Network Resources 7-1

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Device Groups

7-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Network Device Groups

7-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Network Device Groups

7-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Network Device Groups Within a Hierarchy 7-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Network Device Groups from a Hierarchy

7-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Devices and AAA Clients

7-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Viewing and Performing Bulk Operations for Network Devices

7-6

Exporting Network Devices and AAA Clients 7-7

 

 

Performing Bulk Operations for Network Resources and Users

7-8

Exporting Network Resources and Users

7-10

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Network Devices

7-10

 

Configuring Network Device and AAA Clients

7-11

 

Displaying Network Device Properties

7-14

 

 

Deleting Network Devices 7-17

 

 

 

 

Configuring a Default Network Device

7-17

 

Working with External Proxy Servers

 

7-19

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing External Proxy Servers 7-19

 

Deleting External Proxy Servers

 

7-21

 

Working with OCSP Services

7-21

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing OCSP Servers 7-22

 

Deleting OCSP Servers

7-24

 

 

 

Managing Users and Identity Stores

 

 

C H A P T E R 8

 

8-1

 

Overview 8-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Internal Identity Stores

8-1

 

 

 

External Identity Stores

8-2

 

 

 

Identity Stores with Two-Factor Authentication 8-3

 

Identity Groups

8-3

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate-Based Authentication

8-3

 

Identity Sequences

8-4

 

 

 

 

Managing Internal Identity Stores

8-4

 

Authentication Information 8-5

 

 

Identity Groups

8-6

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Identity Groups

8-6

 

Deleting an Identity Group

 

8-7

 

Managing Identity Attributes

8-7

 

Standard Attributes

8-8

 

 

 

User Attributes

8-8

 

 

 

 

Host Attributes

8-9

 

 

 

 

Configuring Authentication Settings for Users

8-9

 

 

 

 

Creating Internal Users

8-11

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Users from Internal Identity Stores

8-15

 

 

 

 

Viewing and Performing Bulk Operations for Internal Identity Store Users 8-15

 

Creating Hosts in Identity Stores 8-16

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Internal Hosts

8-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Viewing and Performing Bulk Operations for Internal Identity Store Hosts 8-18

 

 

 

 

 

Management Hierarchy

8-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes of Management Hierarchy

8-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring AAA Devices for Management Hierarchy 8-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Users or Hosts for Management Hierarchy

8-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring and Using UserIsInManagement Hierarchy Attribute

8-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring and Using HostIsInManagement Hierarchy Attributes

8-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing External Identity Stores

8-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LDAP Overview

8-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Directory Service

8-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Using LDAP

8-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiple LDAP Instances

8-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failover

8-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LDAP Connection Management

8-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authenticating a User Using a Bind Connection

8-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group Membership Information Retrieval 8-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributes Retrieval

8-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate Retrieval

8-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating External LDAP Identity Stores

8-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring an External LDAP Server Connection

8-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring External LDAP Directory Organization

8-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting External LDAP Identity Stores

8-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring LDAP Groups

8-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing LDAP Attributes

8-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leveraging Cisco NAC Profiler as an External MAB Database

8-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling the LDAP Interface on Cisco NAC Profiler to Communicate with ACS 8-35

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring NAC Profile LDAP Definition in ACS for Use in Identity Policy 8-37

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting MAB Authentication with Profiler Integration 8-41

 

 

 

 

 

Microsoft AD

8-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine Authentication

8-43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attribute Retrieval for Authorization

8-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Group Retrieval for Authorization

8-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate Retrieval for EAP-TLS Authentication

8-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Concurrent Connection Management

8-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User and Machine Account Restrictions

8-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine Access Restrictions

8-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributed MAR Cache 8-46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dial-In Permissions

8-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Callback Options for Dial-In users

8-48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joining ACS to an AD Domain

8-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Configuring an AD Identity Store

8-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting an AD Group

8-53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring AD Attributes

8-54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Machine Access Restrictions

8-56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RSA SecurID Server 8-57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring RSA SecurID Agents

8-58

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating and Editing RSA SecurID Token Servers

8-59

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS Identity Stores

8-63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported Authentication Protocols

8-63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failover 8-64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Password Prompt

8-64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Group Mapping

8-64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Groups and Attributes Mapping

8-64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS Identity Store in Identity Sequence

8-65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Failure Messages 8-65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Username Special Format with Safeword Server

8-65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Attribute Cache

8-66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing RADIUS Identity Servers

8-66

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring CA Certificates

8-71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding a Certificate Authority

8-72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing a Certificate Authority and Configuring Certificate Revocation Lists 8-73

 

 

Deleting a Certificate Authority

8-74

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exporting a Certificate Authority

8-75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Certificate Authentication Profiles

8-75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Identity Store Sequences

8-77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Identity Store Sequences

8-78

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Identity Store Sequences

8-80

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Policy Elements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 9

9-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Policy Conditions

9-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing a Date and Time Condition

9-3

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing a Custom Session Condition

9-5

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting a Session Condition 9-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Network Conditions

9-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Importing Network Conditions

9-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exporting Network Conditions

9-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing End Station Filters

9-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Device Filters

9-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Device Port Filters

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Managing Authorizations and Permissions

9-17

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Authorization Profiles for Network Access

9-18

Specifying Authorization Profiles

9-19

 

 

Specifying Common Attributes in Authorization Profiles

9-19

 

Specifying RADIUS Attributes in Authorization Profiles

9-22

 

Creating and Editing Security Groups

9-24

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing a Shell Profile for Device Administration

9-24

Defining General Shell Profile Properties 9-26

 

 

Defining Common Tasks 9-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defining Custom Attributes

9-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Command Sets for Device Administration 9-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Downloadable ACLs 9-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting an Authorizations and Permissions Policy Element

9-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Security Group Access Control Lists

9-34

 

 

 

Managing Access Policies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 10

10-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policy Creation Flow

10-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Definition and Policy Goals

10-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Policy Elements in the Policy Creation Flow

10-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access Service Policy Creation

10-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Selection Policy Creation

10-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customizing a Policy

10-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Service Selection Policy

10-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a Simple Service Selection Policy

10-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Selection Policy Page

10-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Service Selection Rules

10-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying Hit Counts

10-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Service Selection Rules

10-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Access Services

10-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing Default Access Services

10-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Access Services

10-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring General Access Service Properties

10-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Access Service Allowed Protocols

10-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Access Services Templates

10-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting an Access Service

10-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Access Service Policies

10-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Identity Policies 10-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Rules-Based Identity Policies

10-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Identity Policy Rule Properties

10-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Configuring a Group Mapping Policy

10-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Group Mapping Policy Rule Properties

10-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring a Session Authorization Policy for Network Access 10-30

 

 

Configuring Network Access Authorization Rule Properties

10-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Device Administration Authorization Policies

10-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Device Administration Authorization Rule Properties

10-34

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Device Administration Authorization Exception Policies

10-34

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Shell/Command Authorization Policies for Device Administration 10-35

 

 

Configuring Authorization Exception Policies

10-36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Policy Rules

10-38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Duplicating a Rule

10-39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing Policy Rules

10-39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Policy Rules

10-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Compound Conditions

10-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compound Condition Building Blocks

10-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Types of Compound Conditions

10-42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Compound Expression Builder

10-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Group Access Control Pages 10-46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egress Policy Matrix Page

10-46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing a Cell in the Egress Policy Matrix

10-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defining a Default Policy for Egress Policy Page 10-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NDAC Policy Page

10-48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NDAC Policy Properties Page

 

10-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Network Device Access EAP-FAST Settings Page

10-51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum User Sessions

10-51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Session User Settings

10-52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Session Group Settings

 

10-52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Max Session Global Setting

 

10-53

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purging User Sessions 10-54

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum User Session in Distributed Environment

10-55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum User Session in Proxy Scenario

 

10-56

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C H A P T E R 11

 

11-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Records and Details

11-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dashboard Pages 11-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Portlets 11-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Authentication Lookup Portlet

11-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Running Authentication Lookup Report

11-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Tabs in the Dashboard

11-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Adding Tabs to the Dashboard

11-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Applications to Tabs

11-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renaming Tabs in the Dashboard

11-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the Dashboard Layout

11-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Tabs from the Dashboard

11-8

 

 

 

Managing Alarms 12-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Alarms

12-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluating Alarm Thresholds

12-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notifying Users of Events

12-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing and Editing Alarms in Your Inbox

12-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Alarm Schedules

12-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating and Editing Alarm Schedules

12-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assigning Alarm Schedules to Thresholds

12-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Alarm Schedules

12-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Editing, and Duplicating Alarm Thresholds 12-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring General Threshold Information

12-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Threshold Criteria

12-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Passed Authentications

12-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Failed Authentications

12-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Inactivity

12-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TACACS Command Accounting

12-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TACACS Command Authorization

12-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Configuration Changes

12-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS System Diagnostics

12-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Process Status

12-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS System Health

12-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS AAA Health

12-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS Sessions

12-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unknown NAD

 

12-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External DB Unavailable

12-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RBACL Drops

12-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NAD-Reported AAA Downtime

12-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Threshold Notifications

12-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Alarm Thresholds

12-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring System Alarm Settings

12-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Alarm Syslog Targets

12-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating and Editing Alarm Syslog Targets

12-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Alarm Syslog Targets

12-36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Managing Reports

13-1

 

 

 

 

Working with Favorite Reports

13-3

 

 

 

Adding Reports to Your Favorites Page

13-3

 

Viewing Favorite-Report Parameters

13-4

 

Editing Favorite Reports

13-5

 

 

 

Running Favorite Reports

13-5

 

 

 

Deleting Reports from Favorites

13-6

 

 

Sharing Reports

13-6

 

 

 

 

Working with Catalog Reports

13-7

 

 

 

Available Reports in the Catalog

13-7

 

 

Running Catalog Reports

13-11

 

 

 

Deleting Catalog Reports

13-12

 

 

 

Running Named Reports

13-13

 

 

 

Understanding the Report_Name Page

13-14

 

 

 

 

Enabling RADIUS CoA Options on a Device

13-17

 

 

 

 

Changing Authorization and Disconnecting Active RADIUS Sessions 13-18

 

Customizing Reports

13-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restoring Reports

13-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Reports 13-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Standard Viewer

13-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Interactive Viewer

13-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Interactive Viewer Context Menus

13-21

 

 

 

 

Navigating Reports

13-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Table of Contents 13-23

 

 

 

 

 

Exporting Report Data 13-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

Printing Reports

13-26

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saving Report Designs in Interactive Viewer

13-26

 

 

 

 

Formatting Reports in Interactive Viewer

13-27

 

 

 

 

 

Editing Labels

13-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Labels

13-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Data

13-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resizing Columns

13-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing Column Data Alignment

13-29

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Data in Columns 13-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Data in Aggregate Rows

13-30

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Data Types

13-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Numeric Data

13-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Fixed or Scientific Numbers or Percentages 13-32

 

Formatting Custom Numeric Data

13-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Formatting String Data

13-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Custom String Data

13-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Date and Time

13-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Custom Date and Time

13-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Formatting Boolean Data

 

13-36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applying Conditional Formats

13-37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Conditional Formatting for Columns

13-38

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Conditional Formatting

13-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting and Removing Page Breaks in Detail Columns

13-40

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting and Removing Page Breaks in a Group Column

13-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

Organizing Report Data

13-41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying and Organizing Report Data

13-42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reordering Columns in Interactive Viewer

13-42

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing Columns

13-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiding or Displaying Report Items

13-44

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiding Columns

13-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying Hidden Columns

13-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Merging Columns

13-45

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selecting a Column from a Merged Column

13-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorting Data

13-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorting a Single Column

13-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorting Multiple Columns

 

13-47

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grouping Data

13-49

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Groups

13-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grouping Data Based on Date or Time

13-50

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing an Inner Group

 

13-51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Report Calculations 13-52

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Supported Calculation Functions

13-53

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Supported Operators

 

13-61

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Numbers and Dates in an Expression

13-61

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Multiply Values in Calculated Columns

13-62

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Days to an Existing Date Value

13-62

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtracting Date Values in a Calculated Column

13-63

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Aggregate Data

13-63

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating an Aggregate Data Row

13-65

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Additional Aggregate Rows

13-66

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Aggregate Rows

 

13-67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiding and Filtering Report Data

13-67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiding or Displaying Column Data

13-67

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Displaying Repeated Values

13-68

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hiding or Displaying Detail Rows in Groups or Sections

13-68

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Filters

13-69

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Types of Filter Conditions

13-70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Setting Filter Values

13-71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating Filters

13-72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifying or Clearing a Filter

13-73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating a Filter with Multiple Conditions

13-73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting One Filter Condition in a Filter that Contains Multiple Conditions 13-75

 

 

Filtering Highest or Lowest Values in Columns

13-75

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Charts

13-76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modifying Charts

13-77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filtering Chart Data 13-77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing Chart Subtype

13-78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing Chart Formatting

13-78

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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C H A P T E R 14

14-1

 

 

 

 

 

Available Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Tools

 

14-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connectivity Tests

14-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS Support Bundle

14-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expert Troubleshooter

14-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Performing Connectivity Tests

14-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading ACS Support Bundles for Diagnostic Information

14-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Expert Troubleshooter

14-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Troubleshooting RADIUS Authentications

14-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executing the Show Command on a Network Device

14-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluating the Configuration of a Network Device 14-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparing SGACL Policy Between a Network Device and ACS

14-12

 

 

 

 

 

Comparing the SXP-IP Mappings Between a Device and its Peers

14-12

 

 

 

 

 

Comparing IP-SGT Pairs on a Device with ACS-Assigned SGT Records 14-15

 

 

Comparing Device SGT with ACS-Assigned Device SGT

14-16

 

 

 

 

 

Managing System Operations and Configuration in the Monitoring and Report Viewer 15-1

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Configuring Data Purging and Incremental Backup

15-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring NFS Staging

15-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restoring Data from a Backup

15-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Log Collections

15-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Log Collection Details Page

15-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovering Log Messages

15-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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15-12

Viewing Process Status

15-14

Viewing Data Upgrade Status 15-15

Viewing Failure Reasons

15-15

Editing Failure Reasons

15-15

Specifying E-Mail Settings

15-16

 

Configuring SNMP Preferences

15-16

 

 

Understanding Collection Filters

 

15-17

 

 

Creating and Editing Collection Filters 15-17

 

 

Deleting Collection Filters

15-18

 

 

Configuring System Alarm Settings

15-18

 

 

Configuring Alarm Syslog Targets

15-18

 

 

Configuring Remote Database Settings 15-18

 

 

Changing the Port Numbers for Oracle Database 15-20

 

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C H A P T E R 16

 

16-1

 

 

Understanding Administrator Roles and Accounts

16-2

 

Understanding Authentication

16-3

 

 

Configuring System Administrators and Accounts

16-3

 

Understanding Roles

16-3

 

 

 

 

Assigning Roles 16-3

 

 

 

 

Assigning Static Roles

16-4

 

 

Assigning Dynamic Roles

16-4

 

 

Permissions 16-4

 

 

 

 

 

Predefined Roles

16-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing Role Associations

16-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrator Accounts and Role Association 16-6

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery Administrator Account

16-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, Editing, and Deleting Administrator Accounts 16-7

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Predefined Roles

16-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Role Properties

16-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Authentication Settings for Administrators 16-10

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Session Idle Timeout

16-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Administrator Access Settings

16-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with Administrative Access Control

16-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

Administrator Identity Policy

16-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Rule-Based Identity Policies 16-16

 

 

 

 

 

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Configuring Identity Policy Rule Properties

 

16-18

 

 

 

 

 

Administrator Authorization Policy

16-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Administrator Authorization Policies

16-19

 

 

 

 

Configuring Administrator Authorization Rule Properties

16-20

 

 

 

Administrator Login Process

 

16-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resetting the Administrator Password

16-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing the Administrator Password

16-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Changing Your Own Administrator Password

16-22

 

 

 

 

Resetting Another Administrator’s Password

16-23

 

 

 

 

Configuring System Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 17

17-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Distributed Deployment

17-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activating Secondary Servers

17-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Removing Secondary Servers

17-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promoting a Secondary Server

17-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Local Mode

17-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Full Replication

17-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifying a Hardware Replacement 17-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheduled Backups

17-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing Scheduled Backups

17-6

 

 

 

Backing Up Primary and Secondary Instances

17-8

 

 

 

 

 

Synchronizing Primary and Secondary Instances After Backup and Restore

17-9

 

 

Editing Instances

17-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing and Editing a Primary Instance

17-9

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing and Editing a Secondary Instance

 

17-13

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting a Secondary Instance

17-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Activating a Secondary Instance

 

17-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Registering a Secondary Instance to a Primary Instance

17-14

 

 

 

Deregistering Secondary Instances from the Distributed System Management Page

17-17

 

Deregistering a Secondary Instance from the Deployment Operations Page

17-17

 

 

Promoting a Secondary Instance from the Distributed System Management Page

17-18

 

Promoting a Secondary Instance from the Deployment Operations Page 17-19

 

 

Replicating a Secondary Instance from a Primary Instance

17-19

 

 

Replicating a Secondary Instance from the Distributed System Management Page 17-20

Replicating a Secondary Instance from the Deployment Operations Page 17-20

 

Changing the IP address of a Primary Instance from the Primary Server

17-21

 

 

 

 

Failover 17-22

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Deployment Operations Page to Create a Local Mode Instance

17-23

 

 

 

 

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Creating, Duplicating, Editing, and Deleting Software Repositories

17-24

 

Managing Software Repositories from the Web Interface and CLI

17-25

 

Managing System Administration Configurations 18-1

 

C H A P T E R 18

 

 

Configuring Global System Options

18-1

 

 

Configuring TACACS+ Settings

18-1

 

 

Configuring EAP-TLS Settings

18-2

 

 

Configuring PEAP Settings

18-3

 

 

Configuring EAP-FAST Settings

18-3

 

 

Generating EAP-FAST PAC

18-4

 

 

Configuring RSA SecurID Prompts

 

18-4

 

 

Managing Dictionaries 18-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing RADIUS and TACACS+ Attributes

18-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing RADIUS Vendor-Specific Attributes

18-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing RADIUS Vendor-Specific Subattributes 18-7

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing RADIUS Vendor-Specific Subattributes 18-9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Identity Dictionaries

18-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing an Internal User Identity Attribute

18-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Internal Identity Attributes

18-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting an Internal User Identity Attribute

18-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating, Duplicating, and Editing an Internal Host Identity Attribute

18-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting an Internal Host Identity Attribute

18-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Static IP address to Users in Internal Identity Store 18-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Local Server Certificates

18-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Local Server Certificates

18-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Importing Server Certificates and Associating Certificates to Protocols

18-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generating Self-Signed Certificates

18-16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Generating a Certificate Signing Request

 

18-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Binding CA Signed Certificates

18-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editing and Renewing Certificates

18-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Certificates

18-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exporting Certificates

18-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Outstanding Signing Requests

18-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Logs 18-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Remote Log Targets

18-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting a Remote Log Target

18-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring the Local Log

18-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deleting Local Log Data 18-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Configuring Logging Categories

18-24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Configuring Global Logging Categories 18-25

 

Configuring Per-Instance Logging Categories 18-29

Configuring Per-Instance Security and Log Settings

18-30

Configuring Per-Instance Remote Syslog Targets

18-31

Displaying Logging Categories

18-32

Configuring the Log Collector

18-33

 

Viewing the Log Message Catalog

18-33

Licensing Overview

18-34

 

 

Types of Licenses

18-34

 

 

Installing a License File 18-35

 

 

Viewing the Base License 18-36

 

Upgrading the Base Server License

18-37

Viewing License Feature Options

18-38

 

Adding Deployment License Files

18-39

 

Deleting Deployment License Files

18-40

Available Downloads

18-40

 

 

 

 

Downloading Migration Utility Files

18-41

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading UCP Web Service Files

18-41

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading Sample Python Scripts

18-41

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading Rest Services

18-42

 

 

 

 

 

Understanding Logging

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C H A P T E R 19

19-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Logging

19-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using Log Targets

19-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Logging Categories

19-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global and Per-Instance Logging Categories 19-4

 

 

Log Message Severity Levels

19-4

 

 

 

 

 

 

Local Store Target

19-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Critical Log Target

19-7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remote Syslog Server Target

19-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monitoring and Reports Server Target

19-10

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing Log Messages

19-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debug Logs

19-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS 4.x Versus ACS 5.4 Logging

19-12

 

 

 

 

 

AAA Protocols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A P P E N D I X A

A-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Typical Use Cases

A-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Device Administration (TACACS+) A-1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Session Access Requests (Device Administration [TACACS+]) A-2

Command Authorization Requests

A-2

 

Network Access (RADIUS With and Without EAP)

A-2

RADIUS-Based Flow Without EAP Authentication A-3

RADIUS-Based Flows with EAP Authentication

A-3

Access Protocols—TACACS+ and RADIUS

A-5

 

Overview of TACACS+

A-5

 

 

Overview of RADIUS

A-6

 

 

 

 

RADIUS VSAs

A-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS 5.4 as the AAA Server

A-7

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS Attribute Support in ACS 5.4

A-8

 

 

 

RADIUS Attribute Rewrite Operation

A-9

 

 

RADIUS Access Requests

A-11

 

 

 

 

Authentication in ACS 5.4 B-1

 

 

 

 

A P P E N D I X B

 

 

 

 

 

Authentication Considerations

B-1

 

 

 

 

Authentication and User Databases

B-1

 

 

 

PAP

B-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RADIUS PAP Authentication

B-3

 

 

 

EAP

B-3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-MD5

B-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of EAP-MD5

B-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAPMD5 Flow in ACS 5.4

B-5

 

 

 

 

EAP-TLS

B-5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of EAP-TLS

B-6

 

 

 

 

 

 

User Certificate Authentication

B-6

 

 

 

PKI Authentication

B-7

 

 

 

 

 

PKI Credentials

B-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PKI Usage

B-8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed Management Certificates

B-9

 

 

 

Importing Trust Certificates

B-9

 

 

 

 

Acquiring Local Certificates

B-9

 

 

 

 

 

Importing the ACS Server Certificate

B-10

 

 

Initial Self-Signed Certificate Generation B-10

 

 

Certificate Generation

B-10

 

 

 

 

 

Exporting Credentials

B-11

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credentials Distribution

B-12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hardware Replacement and Certificates

B-12

 

 

 

 

 

Securing the Cryptographic Sensitive Material

B-12

 

 

 

 

 

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Private Keys and Passwords Backup

 

B-13

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-TLS Flow in ACS 5.4

B-13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEAPv0/1 B-14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of PEAP

B-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported PEAP Features

B-15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PEAP Flow in ACS 5.4

B-17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Creating the TLS Tunnel

B-18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Authenticating with MSCHAPv2 B-19

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST B-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of EAP-FAST

 

B-19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST Benefits

B-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST in ACS 5.4

B-21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Master-Keys

B-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About PACs

B-22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provisioning Modes

B-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Types of PACs

B-23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACS-Supported Features for PACs

B-25

 

 

 

 

 

 

Master Key Generation and PAC TTLs

B-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST for Allow TLS Renegotiation

B-27

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST Flow in ACS 5.4. B-27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST PAC Management

B-28

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Distribution Algorithm

B-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-FAST PAC-Opaque Packing and Unpacking

B-29

 

 

Revocation Method

B-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAC Migration from ACS 4.x

B-29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EAP Authentication with RADIUS Key Wrap

B-30

 

 

 

 

 

EAP-MSCHAPv2 B-30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of EAP-MSCHAPv2

B-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCHAPv2 for User Authentication

B-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSCHAPv2 for Change Password

B-31

 

 

 

 

 

 

Windows Machine Authentication Against AD

B-31

 

EAPMSCHAPv2 Flow in ACS 5.4

B-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHAP

B-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEAP

B-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate Attributes

B-32

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate Binary Comparison

B-33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rules Relating to Textual Attributes

 

B-33

 

 

 

 

 

Certificate Revocation

 

B-34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Machine Authentication

B-35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Open Source License Acknowledgements C-1

A P P E N D I X C

 

Notices C-1

 

OpenSSL/Open SSL Project C-1

 

License Issues C-1

 

C-3

 

 

G L O S S A R Y

 

 

 

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Preface

Revised: November 13, 2013

This guide describes how to use Cisco Secure Access Control System (ACS) 5.4.

Audience

This guide is for security administrators who use ACS, and who set up and maintain network and application security.

Document Conventions

This guide uses the convention whereby the symbol ^ represents the key labeled Control. For example, the key combination ^z means hold down the Control key while you press the z key.

Command descriptions use these conventions:

Examples that contain system prompts denote interactive sessions, indicating the commands that you should enter at the prompt. The system prompt indicates the current level of the EXEC command interpreter. For example, the prompt Router> indicates that you should be at the user level, and the prompt Router# indicates that you should be at the privileged level. Access to the privileged level usually requires a password.

Commands and keywords are in boldface font.

Arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.

Elements in square brackets ([ ]) are optional.

Alternative keywords of which you must choose one are grouped in braces ({}) and separated by vertical bars (|).

Examples use these conventions:

Terminal sessions and sample console screen displays are in screen font.

Information you enter is in boldface screen font.

Nonprinting characters, such as passwords, are in angle brackets (< >).

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets ([]).

An exclamation point (!) at the beginning of a line indicates a comment line.

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Preface

Caution Means reader be careful. You are capable of doing something that might result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Note Means reader take note. Notes identify important information that you should reflect upon before continuing, contain helpful suggestions, or provide references to materials not contained in the document.

Documentation Updates

Table 1 lists the updates to the User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4.

Table 1

Updates to the User Guide for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4

 

 

 

Date

 

Description

 

 

 

9/26/2013

 

Fixed the following bugs:

 

 

CSCuh90646

 

 

CSCuj24445

 

 

 

10/30/2012

 

Updated the guide with Cisco 3415 Secure Access Control System information.

 

 

 

10/23/2012

 

Cisco Secure Access Control System, Release 5.4.

 

 

 

 

Related Documentation

Table 2 lists a set of related technical documentation available on Cisco.com. To find end-user documentation for all products on Cisco.com, go to: http://www.cisco.com/go/techdocs.

Select Products > Security > Access Control and Policy > Policy and Access Management > Cisco Secure Access Control System.

Note It is possible for the printed and electronic documentation to be updated after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on http://www.cisco.com for any updates.

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Product Documentation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Document Title

 

Available Formats

 

 

Cisco Secure Access Control System In-Box

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Documentation and China ROHS Pointer Card

products_licensing_information_listing.html

 

 

License and Documentation Guide for Cisco

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Secure Access Control System 5.4

products_documentation_roadmaps_list.html

 

 

Release Notes for Cisco Secure Access Control

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

System 5.4

 

prod_release_notes_list.html

 

 

Migration Guide for Cisco Secure Access

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Control System 5.4

prod_installation_guides_list.html

 

 

CLI Reference Guide for Cisco Secure Access

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Control System 5.4

prod_command_reference_list.html

 

 

Supported and Interoperable Devices and

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Software for Cisco Secure Access Control

products_device_support_tables_list.html

System 5.4

 

 

 

 

 

Installation and Upgrade Guide for Cisco

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Secure Access Control System 5.4

prod_installation_guides_list.html

 

 

Software Developer’s Guide for Cisco Secure

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9911/

Access Control System 5.4

products_programming_reference_guides_list.html

 

 

Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_

for Cisco Secure Access Control System 5.4

secure_access_control_system/5.4/regulatory/comp

 

 

liance/csacsrcsi.html

 

 

 

 

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

Subscribe to the What’s New in Cisco Product Documentation as a Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed and set content to be delivered directly to your desktop using a reader application. The RSS feeds are a free service and Cisco currently supports RSS version 2.0.

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Introducing ACS 5.4

This section contains the following topics:

Overview of ACS, page 1-1

ACS Distributed Deployment, page 1-2

ACS Management Interfaces, page 1-3

Overview of ACS

ACS is a policy-based security server that provides standards-compliant Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services to your network. ACS facilitates the administrative management of Cisco and non-Cisco devices and applications.

As a dominant enterprise network access control platform, ACS serves as an integration point for network access control and identity management.

ACS 5.x provides a rule-based policy model that allows you to control network access based on dynamic conditions and attributes. The rule-based policy is designed to meet complex access policy needs. For more information on the rule-based policy model in ACS, see Chapter 3, “ACS 5.x Policy Model.”

Within the greater context of two major AAA protocols—RADIUS and TACACS+—ACS provides the following basic areas of functionality:

Under the framework of the RADIUS protocol, ACS controls the wired and wireless access by users and host machines to the network and manages the accounting of the network resources used.

ACS supports multiple RADIUS-based authentication methods that includes PAP, CHAP, MSCHAPv1, MSCHAPv2. It also supports many members of the EAP family of protocols, such as EAP-MD5, LEAP, PEAP, EAP-FAST, and EAP-TLS.

In association with PEAP or EAP-FAST, ACS also supports EAP-MSCHAPv2, EAP-GTC, and EAP-TLS. For more information on authentication methods, see Authentication in ACS 5.4.

Under the framework of the TACACS+ protocol, ACS helps to manage Cisco and non-Cisco network devices such as switches, wireless access points, routers, and gateways. It also helps to manage services and entities such as dialup, Virtual Private Network (VPN), and firewall.

ACS is the point in your network that identifies users and devices that try to connect to your network. This identity establishment can occur directly by using the ACS internal identity repository for local user authentication or by using external identity repositories.

For example, ACS can use Active Directory as an external identity repository, to authenticate a user to grant the user access to the network. For more information about creating identities and supported identity services, see Chapter 8, “Managing Users and Identity Stores.”

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Chapter 1 Introducing ACS 5.4

ACS Distributed Deployment

ACS provides advanced monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting tools that help you administer and manage your ACS deployments. For more information on the monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting capabilities of ACS, see Chapter 11, “Monitoring and Reporting in ACS.”.

For more information about using ACS for device administration and network access scenarios, see Chapter 4, “Common Scenarios Using ACS.”

Cisco Secure ACS:

Enforces access policies for VPN and wireless users.

Provides simplified device administration.

Provides advanced monitoring, reporting, and troubleshooting tools.

There are several changes and enhancements in ACS 5.4 compared to ACS 5.3. For a complete list of new and changed features, see:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/net_mgmt/cisco_secure_access_control_system/5.4/release/notes/ acs_54_rn.html.

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ACS Distributed Deployment, page 1-2

ACS Management Interfaces, page 1-3

ACS Distributed Deployment

ACS 5.4 is delivered preinstalled on a standard Cisco Linux-based appliance, and supports a fully distributed deployment.

An ACS deployment can consist of a single instance, or multiple instances deployed in a distributed manner, where all instances in a system are managed centrally. One ACS instance becomes the primary instance and you can register additional ACS instances to the primary instance as secondary instances. All instances have the configuration for the entire deployment, which provides redundancy for configuration data.

The primary instance centralizes the configuration of the instances in the deployment. Configuration changes made in the primary instance are automatically replicated to the secondary instance.

You can force a full replication to the secondary instance. Full replication is used when a new secondary instance is registered and in other cases when the replication gap between the secondary instance and the primary instance is significant.

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ACS 4.x and 5.4 Replication, page 1-2

ACS 4.x and 5.4 Replication

In ACS 4.x, you must select the database object types (or classes) you wish to replicate from primary instance to the secondary instance. When you replicate an object, a complete configuration copy is made on the secondary instance.

In ACS 5.4, any configuration changes made in the primary instance are immediately replicated to the secondary instance. Only the configuration changes made since the last replication are propagated to the secondary instance.

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ACS 4.x did not provide incremental replication, only full replication, and there was service downtime for replication. ACS 5.4 provides incremental replications with no service downtime.

You can also force a full replication to the secondary instance if configuration changes do not replicate it. Full replication is used when a new secondary instance is registered and other cases when the replication gap between the secondary instance and the primary instance is significant.

Table 1-1 lists some of the differences between ACS 4.x and 5.4 replication.

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Differences Between ACS 4.x and 5.4 Replication

 

 

 

ACS 4.x

 

ACS 5.4

 

 

You can choose the data items to be replicated.

You cannot choose the data items to be replicated.

 

 

All data items, by default are replicated.

 

 

Supports multi-level or cascading replication.

Supports only a fixed flat replication. Cascading

 

 

replication is not supported.

 

 

Some data items, such as the external database

All data items are replicated except the database

configurations, are not replicated.

key, database certificate, and master keys. The

 

 

server certificates, Certificate Signing Requests

 

 

(CSRs), and private keys are replicated, but they

 

 

are not shown in the interface.

 

 

 

For more information about setting up a distributed deployment, see Configuring System Operations, page 17-1.

Note Replication does not work in ACS servers if you use the Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization technology in your Virtual Local Area Network.

Note Network Address Translation (NAT) is not supported in an ACS distributed deployment environment. That is, if the network address of a primary or secondary instance is translated, then the database replication may not work properly, and it may display a shared secret mismatch error.

ACS Licensing Model

You must have a valid license to operate ACS; ACS prompts you to install a valid base license when you first access the web interface. Each server requires a unique base license in a distributed deployment.

For information about the types of licenses you can install, see Types of Licenses, page 18-34. For more information about licenses, see Licensing Overview, page 18-34.

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ACS Management Interfaces

This section contains the following topics:

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ACS Web-based Interface, page 1-4

ACS Command Line Interface, page 1-4

ACS Programmatic Interfaces, page 1-5

ACS Web-based Interface

You can use the ACS web-based interface to fully configure your ACS deployment, and perform monitoring and reporting operations. The web interface provides a consistent user experience, regardless of the particular area that you are configuring.

The ACS web interface is supported on HTTPS-enabled Microsoft Internet Explorer versions from 6.x to 9.x and Mozilla Firefox versions from 3.x to 10.x.

The new web interface design and organization:

Reflects the new policy model, which is organized around the user’s view of policy administration. The new policy model is easier to use, as it separates the complex interrelationships that previously existed among policy elements.

For example, user groups, network device groups (NDGs), network access filters, network access profiles, and so on.

Presents the configuration tasks in a logical order that you can follow for many common scenarios.

For example, first you configure conditions and authorizations for policies in the Policy Elements drawer, and then you move on to the Policies drawer to configure the policies with the defined policy elements.

Provides new page functionality, such as sorting and filtering lists of items.

See “Using the Web Interface” section on page 5-3 for more information.

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ACS Command Line Interface, page 1-4

ACS Command Line Interface

You can use the ACS command-line interface (CLI), a text-based interface, to perform some configuration and operational tasks and monitoring. Access to the ACS-specific CLI requires administrator authentication by ACS 5.4.

You do not need to be an ACS administrator or log into ACS 5.4 to use the non-ACS configuration mode. ACS configuration mode command sessions are logged to the diagnostics logs.

ACS 5.4 is shipped on the Cisco 1121 Secure Access Control System (CSACS-1121) or on the Cisco 3415 Secure Access Control System (CSACS-3415). The ADE-OS software supports these command modes:

EXEC—Use these commands to perform system-level operation tasks. For example, install, start, and stop application; copy files and installations; restore backups; and display information.

In addition, certain EXEC mode commands have ACS-specific abilities. For example, start an ACS instance, display and export ACS logs, and reset an ACS configuration to factory default settings. Such commands are specifically mentioned in the documentation

ACS configuration—Use these commands to set the debug log level (enable or disable) for the ACS management and runtime components, and show system settings.

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