Quick Reference Guide

420 TACACS Commands
User Guidelines
• Multiple tacacs-server host commands can be used to specify multiple hosts.
• If no host-specific timeout, key or source values are specified, the global values apply to each host.
Example
The following example specifies a TACACS+ host.
tacacs-server key
The tacacs-server key Global Configuration mode command sets the authentication encryption key used
for all TACACS+ communications between the device and the TACACS+ daemon. Use the no form of
this command to disable the key.
Syntax
• tacacs-server key key-string
• no tacacs-server key
• key-string — Specifies the authentication and encryption key for all TACACS communications
between the device and the TACACS server. This key must match the encryption used on the
TACACS daemon. (Range: 0 - 128 characters)
Default Configuration
Empty string.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode.
User Guidelines
• There are no user guidelines for this command.
Examples
The following example sets the authentication encryption key.
tacacs-server timeout
The tacacs-server timeout Global Configuration mode command sets the timeout value. Use the no
form of this command to restore the default.
Console (config)# tacacs-server host 172.16.1.1
Console (config)# tacacs-server key dell-s
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