Cisco Cisco Packet Data Interworking Function (PDIF)
LNS Service Configuration Mode Commands
authentication ▀
Command Line Interface Reference, StarOS Release 18 ▄
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authentication
Configures the type of subscriber authentication for PPP sessions terminated at the current LNS.
Product
PDSN
GGSN
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Mode
Exec > Global Configuration > Context Configuration > LNS Service Configuration
configure > context context_name > lns-service service_name
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[context_name]host_name(config-lns-service)#
Syntax
authentication { { [ allow-noauth ] [ chap chap_priority ] [ mschap mschap_priority ] [
pap pap_priority ] } | msid-auth }
pap pap_priority ] } | msid-auth }
allow-noauth
Default: Disabled
Configures the LNS to allow PPP sessions access even though they have not been authenticated. This
command issued by itself causes the LNS not to attempt authentication for any PPP sessions.
When the
Configures the LNS to allow PPP sessions access even though they have not been authenticated. This
command issued by itself causes the LNS not to attempt authentication for any PPP sessions.
When the
allow-noauth
option is used in conjunction with commands specifying other authentication
protocols and priorities to use, then if attempts to use those protocols fail, the system treats the
allow-
noauth
option as the lowest priority.
If no authentication is allowed, the system constructs an Network Access Identifier (NAI) to provide
accounting records for the PPP session.
accounting records for the PPP session.
chap
chap_priority
Default: 1
Configures the LNS to attempt to use Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) to authenticate
the PPP session.
A
Configures the LNS to attempt to use Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) to authenticate
the PPP session.
A
chap_priority
must be specified in conjunction with this option. Priorities specify which authentication
protocol should be attempted first, second, third and so on.
chap_priority
must be an integer from 1 through 1000. The lower the integer, the higher the preference.
CHAP is enabled by default as the highest preference.
mschap
mschap_priority
Default: Disabled
Configures the LNS to attempt to use the Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
(MSCHAP) to authenticate the PPP session.
A
Configures the LNS to attempt to use the Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
(MSCHAP) to authenticate the PPP session.
A
mschap_priority
must be specified in conjunction with this option. Priorities specify which
authentication protocol should be attempted first, second, third and so on.
mschap_priority
must be an integer from 1 through 1000. The lower the integer, the higher the preference.