CLI Guide

Security Commands 933
Syntax
aaa authentication login {default | list-name} {method1 [method2...]}
no aaa authentication login {default | list-name}
• default — Uses the listed authentication methods that follow this
argument as the default list of methods when an administrator logs in.
• list-name — Character string used to name the list of authentication
methods activated when an administrator logs in to the switch. (Range: 1-
15 characters)
• method1 [ method2... ] — Specify at least one from the following table:
Default Configuration
The default login lists are defaultList and networkList. defaultList is used by
the console and only contains the method none. networkList is used by telnet
and SSH and only contains the method local.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
The default and optional list names created with the aaa authentication
login command are used with the login authentication command. Create a
list by entering the aaa authentication login list-name method command for
a particular protocol, where list-name is any character string used to name
this list. The method argument identifies the list of methods that the
authentication algorithm tries, in the given sequence.
Keyword Source or destination
enable Use the enable password for authentication.
line Use the line password for authentication.
local Use the local username database for authentication.
none Use no authentication.
radius Use the list of all RADIUS servers for authentication.
tacacs Use the list of all TACACS+ servers for authentication.