Auth-Proxy configuration

Auth-Proxy configuration

config to setup Auth Proxy on Cisco Router .


aaa new-model
aaa authentication login default group tacacs+
aaa authentication login free none
aaa authentication login AUTH-PROXY group tacacs+
aaa authorization auth-proxy default group tacacs+

ip access-list extencec AUTH-PROXY-ACL
permit tcp any host 10.10.10.1 eq www log
ip auth-proxy name AUTH-PROXY http inactivity-time 5 list AUTH-PROXY-ACL

int ethernet 0/1
ip auth-proxy AUTH-PROXY




now http server need to be running so we need to enable the https server service on our device

ip http server
ip http authentication aaa login-authentication AUTH-PROXY
tacacs-server host 1.1.1.1
tacacs-server key cisco123


Setup authentication free none mentioned in initial lines of config to avoid any lock down on our box.

line con 0
login authentication free



Now Setup ACS server

under interface configuration enter new service
auth-proxy.

group setup

make sure auth-proxy is checked

check custom attribute
enetre acl to apply after user is authenticated
entre the privil levle for implmeentatiopn the auth proxy acl Priv level 15

thats it it should work .

Spanning Tree Protocol

Hi some key points I would like to share with you on STP

PortFast:

setup Layer 2 LAN interface of the switch as an access port to enter the forwarding state immediately, bypassing the listening and learning states. Use PortFast only when connecting a single end station to a Layer 2 access port.

UplinkFast:

Provides from three to five seconds convergence after a direct link failure and achieves load balancing between redundant Layer 2 links using uplink groups.

BackboneFast:

Cuts convergence time by max_age for indirect failure.

BackboneFast is initiated when a root port or blocked port on a network device receives inferior bridge protocol data units (BPDU) from its designated bridge.

Loop guard:

Prevents an alternate or root port from becoming designated in the absence of BPDUs. Loop guard helps prevent bridging loops that could occur because of a unidirectional link failure on a point-to-point link.

Root guard:

Secures the root on a specific switch by preventing external switches from becoming roots.

BPDU guard:

When configured on a PortFast-enabled port, BPDU guard shuts down the port that receives a BPDU.

Unidirectional Link Detection (UDLD):

UDLD monitors the physical configuration of fiber-optic and copper connections and detects when a one-way connection exists. When a unidirectional link is detected, the interface is shut down and the system alerted.

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