Nortel Networks 4050 User Manual

Chapter 6 Configuring authentication 267

Nortel Secure Network Access Switch 4050 User Guide

 

Authentication in the Nortel SNA solution is performed by checking client 
credentials against available authentication databases until the first match is 
found. You specify the order in which the Nortel SNAS 4050 applies the methods 
configured for the Nortel SNAS 4050 domain.

export <protocol> 
<server> <filename> 
<key>

Exports the local database to the specified 
TFTP/FTP/SCP/SFTP file exchange server. You are 
prompted to provide the following information:

•

 is the export protocol. Options are 

tftp|ftp|scp|sftp.

•

 is the host name or IP address of the 

server.

•

 is the name of the destination 

database file on the server (for example, 

db.txt

).

•

 is the password key for user password 

protection. If you are not protecting the file with a 
key, enter any characters (a minimum of four) when 
prompted.

•

FTP user name and password, if applicable.

The file is exported in ASCII format. Each row entry 
consists of values for user name, password 
(encrypted), and group, separated by a colon. The 
following is an example of an exported user record with 
the password encrypted:

john:$2$7á?yLs…ßìöonž±†:trusted

where $2$ indicates an encrypted password

followed by: