Nor accounting... On Dec 30, 2013 8:48 AM, "Christopher Morrow" <christopher.mor...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think radius nor kerberos nor ssh with certificates supports > command authorization, do they? > On Dec 30, 2013 6:33 AM, "Saku Ytti" <s...@ytti.fi> wrote: > >> On (2013-12-30 05:06 -0500), Robert Drake wrote: >> >> > TACACS+ was proposed as a standard to the IETF. They never adopted >> > it and let the standards draft expire in 1998. Since then there >> >> If continued existence of TACACS+ can be justified at IETF level, in >> parallel >> with radius and diameter, I have some interest in the subject and would be >> ready to work with draft. >> >> > Encryption: >> > >> > For new crypto I would advise multiple cipher support with >> > negotiation so you know what each client and server is capable of. >> > If the client and server supported multiple keys (with a keyid) it >> >> It seems encryption is your only/major woe? Personally I don't like how we >> need to keep reimplementing crypto per-application level. We're living in >> a >> world where crypto should be standard for all connection, not application >> issue. There are some solutions to this like BEEP framework or new L4 >> protocol >> like QUIC and MinimaLT, any of which I think would be workable as >> mandatory >> transport for TACACS. >> >> > Clients: >> > >> > "official" version that debian and freebsd use. I looked at some of >> > the others and they all seemed to derive from Cisco's code directly >> >> There is also commercial server 'radiator' which does radius and tacacs >> amongst others. >> >> > Did everyone already know this but me? If so have you moved to >> >> I think I missed the key revelation. The naive encryption? The limited >> amount >> of software available? >> >> > Kerberos? Can Kerberos do everything TACACS+ was doing for router >> >> I think from networker point of view, it's radiator or tacacs, if it has >> to >> work today without new software. And if it can require new software, it >> can be >> pretty much arbitrary new protocol, if sound justification can be found. >> >> -- >> ++ytti >> >>