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 v4.2.9.1 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Mon Mar 23 07:12:59 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 U2FsdGVkX19LSkAqDI1ZLmreqRL6MAlf9VfdClR2E9S2jt0Rjz7ucO867Low6J8lsUYreaVpamGda69KJMQy9w== 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=0.245 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.245/0.245/0.245/0.000 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 v4.2.9.1 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. 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 U2FsdGVkX19mpVDpW5jnSJn76YfiblTFDsyhzdnnwEg= 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=0.578 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.578/0.578/0.578/0.000 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 v4.2.9.1 This system includes free software. Contact Teldat for licenses information and source code. Last login: Mon Mar 23 07:12:57 UTC 2026 on ttyS0 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+AxpMr04sJtCPTdz66krsB75mkDy9MlWs= 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 '$6$A60wC6J6Nvz5Es.4$V.9GSBIl/GdUeD3lTYQ3GrqCwCe4Bh9lWnLdUiqbP/lvde8hW73/8S0hZLZ05IfzrbSpyU.8fLmW2yGS8YqVe1'
Step 2: Ping IP address 10.215.168.1 from DUT0:
admin@DUT0$ 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=0.136 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.136/0.136/0.136/0.000 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+AY52qIZXSGSrRmlcxAqjCHDvKo8+KcZs=
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=0.436 ms --- 10.215.168.1 ping statistics --- 1 packets transmitted, 1 received, 0% packet loss, time 0ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.436/0.436/0.436/0.000 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 v4.2.9.1 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: v4.2.9.1 OS Linux kernel: 6.12.73 OS built by: jenkins@diana OS build date: Mon Mar 23 06:33:00 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: c1d5b9be-9b61-5d4e-8c8f-639e01e0b1e5 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: Mon 23 Mar 2026 07:14:35 +00:00 Uptime: 0:15:05 CPU load (1m, 5m, 15m): 0.09 0.19 0.17 CPU usage % (1m): 4.41 Storage usage (kB): 418060/8144384 Memory usage (kB): 364376/1572692 Users logged in: 1 Mode (current/next boot): user/user Hostname: osdx