Authentication
This scenario shows how to set up AAA authentication for login/Telnet using different AAA methods.
Local Method
Description
An AAA list with the local AAA method is created and assigned to the login system’s authentication. The device then starts a Telnet session with itself to check that access is granted when the correct username and password are used.
Scenario
Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0 :
set service telnet set system aaa list list1 method 1 local set system login aaa authentication list1 set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'
Step 2: Initiate a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 :
admin@DUT0$ telnet 127.0.0.1Show output
Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. Linux 6.12.74 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Thu Mar 6 00:00:12 UTC 2025 on ttyS0 admin@osdx$
Radius Method
Description
A RADIUS server is added to a RADIUS group, which is added to an AAA list. This list is assigned to the login system’s authentication. The device then starts a Telnet session with itself to check that access is granted when the correct username and password are used.
Scenario
Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0 :
set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 10.215.168.64/24 set service telnet set system aaa group radius radgroup1 server serv1 set system aaa list list1 method 1 group radius radgroup1 set system aaa server radius serv1 address 10.215.168.1 set system aaa server radius serv1 encrypted-key U2FsdGVkX1+tEGbqnvFlxyVmiXcPhOc0HUuBGph12rWxPqpZQWuIaqMzb6b+u8VmfQe6D8NhiXEO1ue1Q2aPBg== set system login aaa authentication list1 set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'
Step 2: Ping the IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ ping 10.215.168.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1Show output
PING 10.215.168.1 (10.215.168.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.215.168.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.355 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.355/0.355/0.355/0.000 ms
Step 3: Initiate a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 :
admin@DUT0$ telnet 127.0.0.1Show output
Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. Linux 6.12.74 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Tue May 19 16:02:39 UTC 2026 from ::ffff:10.0.0.1 on pts/0 testing@osdx$
Tacacs Method
Description
A TACACS+ server is added to a TACACS+ group, which is added to an AAA list. This list is assigned to the login system’s authentication. The device then starts a Telnet session with itself to check that access is granted when the correct username and password are used.
Scenario
Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0 :
set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 10.215.168.64/24 set service telnet set system aaa group tacacs tacgroup1 server serv1 set system aaa list list1 method 1 group tacacs tacgroup1 set system aaa server tacacs serv1 address 10.215.168.1 set system aaa server tacacs serv1 encrypted-key U2FsdGVkX19djmGfUE3/qUt6uNHBRBfAkWezakhU1xw= set system login aaa authentication list1 set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'
Step 2: Ping the IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ ping 10.215.168.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1Show output
PING 10.215.168.1 (10.215.168.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.215.168.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.470 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.470/0.470/0.470/0.000 ms
Step 3: Initiate a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 :
admin@DUT0$ telnet 127.0.0.1Show output
Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. Linux 6.12.74 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Tue May 19 16:02:50 UTC 2026 from ::ffff:10.0.0.1 on pts/0 testing@osdx$
Tacacs Method With Wrong Secret
Description
A TACACS+ server is added to a TACACS+ group, but said server is configured with a wrong secret key. The TACACS+ group is added to an AAA list, with local method as fallback. After assigning this list to the login system’s authentication, the device starts a Telnet session with itself to check that access is granted using the local method.
Scenario
Step 1: Set the following configuration in DUT0 :
set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 10.215.168.64/24 set service telnet set system aaa group tacacs tacgroup1 server serv1 set system aaa list list1 method 1 group tacacs tacgroup1 set system aaa list list1 method 2 local set system aaa server tacacs serv1 address 10.215.168.1 set system aaa server tacacs serv1 encrypted-key U2FsdGVkX1836Ej4xBlX0/GUqUi85VVyg0DJfgk1Q1k= set system cli aaa authorization list1 set system login aaa authentication list1 set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0' set system login user localuser authentication encrypted-password '$6$wTkUEBUO2JvPYbcv$qvOuAPneoi3u0RRvKH6Tl6yxTqszjo./bbkqyivU4TiEKAA3Wu8uqivy15Fm6DC3JhwzlJpkoX3baIVn0sNTa/'
Step 2: Ping the IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ ping 10.215.168.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1Show output
PING 10.215.168.1 (10.215.168.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.215.168.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.121 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.121/0.121/0.121/0.000 ms
Step 3: Initiate a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 which is expected to fail:
admin@DUT0$ telnet 127.0.0.1Show output
' Login incorrect' contains 'Login incorrect'
Step 4: Modify the following configuration lines in DUT0 :
set system aaa server tacacs serv1 encrypted-key U2FsdGVkX18xyJh4ymloW1tdxUqjO6pIj+qDA9KrvAk=
Step 5: Ping the IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ ping 10.215.168.1 count 1 size 56 timeout 1Show output
PING 10.215.168.1 (10.215.168.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 10.215.168.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.120 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.120/0.120/0.120/0.000 ms
Step 6: Initiate a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 :
admin@DUT0$ telnet 127.0.0.1Show output
Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. Linux 6.12.74 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. localuser@osdx$
Step 7: Run the command show version on DUT0 and expect the following output:
Show output
OS vendor: Teldat OS name: OSDx OS version: v4.2.10.0 OS Linux kernel: 6.12.74 OS built by: jenkins@diana OS build date: Tue May 12 07:05:13 UTC 2026 OS installation: physical OS boot mode: user License: VM_BASE Firewall eth-Rate-Permit-Full Hardware vendor: QEMU Hardware model: VM Hardware OEM model: Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996) Hardware version: pc-i440fx-7.2 Hardware UUID: b23ef8f4-8054-57ac-8b07-23538873b460 Hardware architecture: amd64 Hardware fwid: iso Hardware base MAC: de:ad:be:ef:6c:00 Hardware cpu: 1 x QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ (4 cores) Last reboot reason: Power Failure Date: Tue 19 May 2026 16:04:23 +00:00 Uptime: 3:55:37 CPU load (1m, 5m, 15m): 0.03 0.09 0.09 CPU usage % (1m): 2.61 Storage usage (kB): 419992/8144384 Memory usage (kB): 412096/1572532 Users logged in: 1 Mode (current/next boot): user/user Hostname: osdx