Radius-Server Key - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Command Reference Manual

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radius-server key

To configure a global RADIUS shared secret, use the radius-server key command. Use the no form of
this command to removed a configured shared secret.
Syntax Description 0
7
shared-secret
Defaults No RADIUS key is configured.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History Release
1.0(2)
Usage Guidelines You need to 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 explicitly using the key option in the
radius-server host command.Global key configuration is exempted from CFS distribution.
Examples
The following examples provide various scenarios to configure RADIUS authentication.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# radius-server key AnyWord
switch(config)# radius-server key 0 AnyWord
switch(config)# radius-server key 7 public
Related Commands Command
show radius-server
OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
radius-server key [0 | 7] shared-secret
no radius-server key [0 | 7] shared-secret
Configures a preshared key specified in clear text (indicated by 0) to
authenticate communication between the RADIUS client and server. This is
the default.
Configures a preshared key specified in encrypted text (indicated by 7) to
authenticate communication between the RADIUS client and server.
Configures a preshared key to authenticate communication between the
RADIUS client and server.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays RADIUS server information.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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