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$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'
Step 2: Init a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 :
admin@DUT0$ telnet 127.0.0.1Show output
Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. Linux 6.12.73 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.9.0 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+C2uLAISWn82mTkgABsohtapdF2M9wgS6q2+j45K07h2hSaBQWvICU1VAiiJa41GltkWTS/JtzjA== set system login aaa authentication list1 set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'
Step 2: Ping IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ 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=13.8 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 13.798/13.798/13.798/0.000 ms
Step 3: Init 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 6.12.73 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.9.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Thu Mar 5 17:58:30 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 U2FsdGVkX1+L6pAwsOMCzpwQDJ2d1nEQZqKPFEjobpY= set system login aaa authentication list1 set system login user admin authentication encrypted-password '$6$GSjsCj8gHLv$/VcqU6FLi6CT2Oxn0MJQ2C2tqnRDrYKNF8HIYWJp68nvXvPdFccDsT04.WtigUONbKYrgKg8d6rEs8PjljMkH0'
Step 2: Ping IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ 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=0.477 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.477/0.477/0.477/0.000 ms
Step 3: Init 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 6.12.73 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.9.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Thu Mar 5 17:58:41 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 U2FsdGVkX1+ddOpoZdK9pkX/XvncM6+tMkmO5eomGu8= 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 '$6$yeCPW/duiE2lZQjj$IUdtfTtCWlI81TE6xlG1d8aNm3eGHkZ3svsdxrjdzJcc1LQXtNwsCvFgOQlCh5JdDKr.FQlFRMhhO0SJVaeOu/'
Step 2: Ping IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ 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=0.423 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.423/0.423/0.423/0.000 ms
Step 3: Init a Telnet connection from DUT0 to IP address 127.0.0.1 which is going 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 U2FsdGVkX1+ddOpoZdK9pgnH1uX3L9haZu3VrZVd+kg=
Step 5: Ping 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=0.465 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.465/0.465/0.465/0.000 ms
Step 6: Init 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 6.12.73 (osdx) (pts/1) osdx login: Password: Welcome to Teldat OSDx v4.2.9.0 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. localuser@osdx$
Step 7: Run command show version at DUT0 and expect this output:
Show output
OS vendor: Teldat OS name: OSDx OS version: v4.2.9.0 OS Linux kernel: 6.12.73 OS built by: jenkins@diana OS build date: Mon Mar 2 07:38:32 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: 4a55925e-1900-562d-80f6-232a38be0f01 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: Thu 05 Mar 2026 18:00:19 +00:00 Uptime: 4:10:06 CPU load (1m, 5m, 15m): 0.18 0.16 0.12 CPU usage % (1m): 2.91 Storage usage (kB): 419376/8144384 Memory usage (kB): 407944/1572708 Users logged in: 1 Mode (current/next boot): user/user Hostname: osdx