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Cisco Secure ACS helps centralize access control and accounting, in addition to 
router and switch access management. With Cisco Secure ACS, network 
administrators can quickly administer accounts and globally change levels of 
service offerings for entire groups of users. Although the external user database 
shown in 

 is optional, support for many popular user repository 

implementations enables companies to put to use the working knowledge gained 
from and the investment already made in building their corporate user 
repositories.

Cisco Secure ACS supports Cisco AAA clients such as the Cisco 2509, 2511, 
3620, 3640, AS5200 and AS5300, AS5800, the Cisco PIX Firewall, Cisco 
Aironet Access Point wireless networking devices, Cisco VPN 3000 
Concentrators, and Cisco VPN 5000 Concentrators. It also supports third-party 
devices that can be configured with the Terminal Access Controller Access 
Control System (TACACS+) or the Remote Access Dial-In User Service 
(RADIUS) protocol. Cisco Secure ACS treats all such devices as AAA clients. 
Cisco Secure ACS uses the TACACS+ and RADIUS protocols to provide AAA 
services that ensure a secure environment. For more information about support for 
TACACS+ and RADIUS in Cisco Secure ACS, see the 

This section provides information about Cisco Secure ACS performance 
specifications and the Windows services that compose Cisco Secure ACS.

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End-user client

AAA client

Cisco Secure
Access Control Server

External user
database