User Management - Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE W780 Series Configuration Manual

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User management

Overview of user management
Access to the device is managed by configurable user settings. Set up users with a
password for authentication. Assign a role with suitable rights to the users.
The authentication of users can either be performed locally by the device or by an external
RADIUS server. You configure how the authentication is handled on the "Security > AAA >
General" page.
Local logon
The local logging on of users by the device runs as follows:
1. The user logs on with user name and password on the device.
2. The device checks whether an entry exists for the user.
→ If an entry exists, the user is logged in with the rights of the associated role.
→ If no corresponding entry exists, the user is denied access.
Login via an external RADIUS server
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is a protocol for authenticating and
authorizing users by servers on which user data can be stored centrally.
Depending on the RADIUS authorization mode you have selected on the "Security > AAA >
RADIUS Client" page, the device evaluates different information of the RADIUS server.
RADIUS authorization mode "Standard"
If you have set the authorization mode "conventional", the authentication of users via a
RADIUS server runs as follows:
1. The user logs on with user name and password on the device.
2. The device sends an authentication request with the login data to the RADIUS server.
3. The RADIUS server runs a check and signals the result back to the device.
– The RADIUS server reports a successful authentication and returns the value
– The RADIUS server reports a successful authentication and returns a different or even
– The RADIUS server reports a failed authentication to the device:
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"Administrative User" to the device for the attribute "Service Type".
→ The user is logged in with administrator rights.
no value to the device for the attribute "Service Type".
→ The user is logged in with read rights.
→ The user is denied access.
Technical basics
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