RFC 1492 (rfc1492) - Page 3 of 21
An Access Control Protocol, Sometimes Called TACACS
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RFC 1492 TACACS July 1993
2) Login connection:
client: sends a LOGIN packet
server: responds with a REPLY
repeat zero or more times:
client: sends a CONNECT packet
server: responds with a REPLY
client: sends a LOGOUT packet
server: responds with a REPLY
3) SLIP connection:
client: sends a LOGIN packet
server: responds with a REPLY
repeat zero or more times:
client: sends a CONNECT packet
server: responds with a REPLY
client: sends a SLIPADDR packet
server: responds with a REPLY
repeat zero or more times:
client: sends a CONNECT packet
server: responds with a REPLY
client: sends a SLIPON packet
server: responds with a REPLY
client: sends a LOGOUT packet (immediate)
server: responds with a REPLY
client: sends a SLIPOFF packet
server: responds with a REPLY
1.2 Requests
This section lists the requests supported by the protocol. The
responses are described in the later encodings sections.
AUTH(username, password, line, style)
This request asks for an authentication. The parameters are:
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