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 6.12.90 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.1 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Wed Jun 3 11:52:49 UTC 2026 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/B9LtLEPPjhyNGt4LwyLFqhQzkKswzU3eRKPo87quQvwZOBpzBpqMEIChY6rylIkbtB0z5y0hvtw== 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=0.281 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.281/0.281/0.281/0.000 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 6.12.90 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.1 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Wed Jun 3 11:53:02 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 U2FsdGVkX183FVmrMQV2y4GO69lpu2uKCYQ9Eb+NQic= 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=0.589 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.589/0.589/0.589/0.000 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 6.12.90 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.1 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Wed Jun 3 11:53:15 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 U2FsdGVkX18NJPIKk/C2uapzlAVNYX5C9llRP+mxof0= 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 '$6$C2H8rtPxAl5qXmy.$zTPryvRDVXYtD9JcLhu1WuLpJrRYgBCj6mjEpxAcjo9w2/QOalTB.hA/rdoMkeZ3hpUrs1EjyqyAdQT1CQd6d0'
Step 2: Ping the IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ 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=0.158 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.158/0.158/0.158/0.000 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 U2FsdGVkX19ZVE0ptbcARboS4PKWsBsB2I0vYJeL6gM=
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=0.193 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.193/0.193/0.193/0.000 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 6.12.90 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.10.1 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: v4.2.10.1 OS Linux kernel: 6.12.90 OS built by: jenkins@diana OS build date: Wed Jun 3 07:58:33 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: f5af3efe-083f-55bb-b51c-8f037a33d582 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: Panic Date: Wed 03 Jun 2026 11:55:11 +00:00 Uptime: 2:00:10 CPU load (1m, 5m, 15m): 0.26 0.28 0.20 CPU usage % (1m): 4.18 Storage usage (kB): 419812/8144384 Memory usage (kB): 402952/1572528 Users logged in: 1 Mode (current/next boot): user/user Hostname: osdx