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Cisco Secure ACS 3.0 for Windows 2000/NT Servers User Guide
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Overview of Cisco Secure ACS
This chapter provides an overview of Cisco Secure Access Control Server for
Windows NT/2000 Servers Version 3.0 (Cisco Secure ACS). It contains the
following sections:
Windows NT/2000 Servers Version 3.0 (Cisco Secure ACS). It contains the
following sections:
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The Cisco Secure ACS Paradigm
Cisco Secure ACS provides authentication, authorization, and accounting
(AAA—pronounced “triple A”) services to network devices that function as AAA
clients, such as a network access server, PIX Firewall, or router. The AAA client
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(AAA—pronounced “triple A”) services to network devices that function as AAA
clients, such as a network access server, PIX Firewall, or router. The AAA client
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represents any such device that provides AAA client
functionality and uses one of the AAA protocols supported by Cisco Secure ACS.