What is Cisco Secure ACS?

The Cisco Secure ACS Appliance allows you to control who can access the network, to authorize what types of network services are available for particular users or groups of users, and to keep an accounting record of all user actions in the network.

How does Cisco ACS work?

The Cisco Access Control Server (ACS) is an AAA management system, that allows managing all heterogeneous network devices access centrally. To access the resource a user needs to do an authenticate to get access via a router or other device. Without a central server, each device needs to add a user to its own database.

What does Cisco ACS stand for?

Cisco Secure Access Control System
Cisco Secure Access Control System – Cisco.

Is Cisco ACS a radius server?

This article explains all the steps required to configure a Cisco ACS server to work as a RADIUS server to authenticate and authorize Gigamon H series users.

Is RADIUS a AAA?

RADIUS is an AAA (authentication, authorization, and accounting) protocol that manages network access. RADIUS uses two types of packets to manage the full AAA process: Access-Request, which manages authentication and authorization; and Accounting-Request, which manages accounting.

What is ACS in payment gateway?

Access Control Server (ACS) The issuing domain is where the issuing banks operate. They are the ones who issue cards to cardholders, who then use the card to purchase goods and services.

Is TACACS secure?

TACACS+ provides security by encrypting all traffic between the NAS and the process. Encryption relies on a secret key that is known to both the client and the TACACS+ process.

What port is TACACS+?

port 49
TACACS+ uses Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port 49 to communicate between the TACACS+ client and the TACACS+ server.

What is Cisco ISE Plus license used for?

Cisco Identity Services Engine Plus – license – 1 license Cisco ISE is primarily used to provide secure access and guest access, support BYOD initiatives, and enforce usage policies in conjunction with Cisco TrustSec.

Why do we need ISE?

ISE provides you with the ability to highly customize various guest portals through an on-box or cloud-delivered portal editor that provides dynamic visual tools. You can see real-time previews of the portal screen and the experience a guest would have connecting to the network.

Should I use RADIUS or TACACS+?

As it is an open standard therefore RADIUS can be used with other vendor’s devices while because TACACS+ is Cisco proprietary, it can be used with Cisco devices only….Difference between TACACS+ and RADIUS.

TACACS+	RADIUS
Cisco proprietary protocol	open standard protocol
It uses TCP as a transmission protocol	It uses UDP as a transmission protocol