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Chapter 13. Using AAA to Scale Access Control in an Expanding Network

This chapter covers the following topics:

• AAA Overview

• Authentication

• Authorization

• Accounting

• AAA Protocols

• AAA Method List

• Configuring AAA

Access control in an expanding environment can be a daunting task. Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) provides you with a mechanism you can use to track a user's access and usage. AAA also allows you to set the user's level of access, as well as what he may connect to and when he is allowed to connect.

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