Secure Management & Access

Question 1

Local Authentication

Answer 1

user credentials are stored locally on the device

the device compares user input to stored data

Question 2

Remote Authentication

Answer 2

User credentials are stored on a remote server

device ask to authenticate users based on its user interface

Question 3

Authentication

Answer 3

verifies the user’s identity

Question 4

Authorization

Answer 4

enforces user permissions

Question 5

Accounting

Answer 5

tracks user activity

Question 6

RADIUS

Answer 6

originally developed to authenticate via Layer 2

UDP ports: 1812/18:13 or 1645/1646

Question 7

TACACS+ Features

Answer 7

supported by Cisco & other vendors
AAA is implemented as separate functions
encrypts the entire packets
TCP port 49

Question 8

802.1X

Answer 8

Security protocol defined by IEEE
known as port-based Network Access Control
Authenticates new users & devices requesting access to the network

Question 9

Supplicant

Answer 9

Receives credentials from a user & submits them to the authenticator

Question 10

Authenticator

Answer 10

Relays credentials received from a supplicant to the authentication server