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Figure 7-12: User role assignment
7.6.5 Enable RBAC authentication on communication ports
Enabling RBAC authentication on communication ports secures access to the device. Connection to the
ports requires authentication with correct credentials. Select one of the methods described in this section.
Review the authentication options in Table 7-7
.
Table 7-7: Per-port RBAC authentication options
setting
Does not perform any RBAC security functions on the port.
Enable
Enable full security over the port for RBAC. Keep records of access credentials and
safeguard them. If the administrator name or password are lost, you must reset the
device with the factory default configuration. If you restore the factory defaults it deletes
all data and the running configuration. See section
8.5.8 Factory restart from the device
loader for additional details.
Enable by
Security Switch
Enable security over the port for RBAC but allow the electronic board security switch to
override RBAC security. If the administrator name or password are lost or forgotten, use
the security switch to disable the RBAC. If the switch is off, log in and reconfigure the
security access. No data is lost. See section
7.6.5.2.
Enable authentication from the RBAC security editor