Global Authentication Settings

To configure the global authentication settings:

1. In Superuser mode, type configure terminal and press Enter.

   ORACLE# configure terminal

2. Type security and press Enter.

   ORACLE(configure)# security

3. Type authentication and press Enter. The system prompt changes to let you know that you can begin configuring individual parameters.

   ORACLE(security)# authentication
   ORACLE(authentication)#

   From here, you can view the entire menu for the authentication configuration by typing a ?. You can set global parameters for authentication. You can also configure individual RADIUS servers; instructions for configuring RADIUS server appear in the next section.

4. type—Set the type of user authentication you want to use on this Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller. The default value is local. The valid values are:

   • local | radius

5. protocol—If you are using RADIUS user authentication, set the protocol type to use with your RADIUS server(s). The default is pap. The valid values are:

   • pap | chap | mschapv2

6. source-port—Set the number of the port you want to use from message sent from the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller to the RADIUS server. The default value is 1812. The valid values are:

   • 1645 | 1812

7. allow-local-authorization—Set this parameter to enabled if you want the Oracle® Enterprise Session Border Controller to authorize users to enter Superuser (administrative) mode locally even when your RADIUS server does not return the ACME_USER_CLASS VSA or the Cisco-AVPair VSA. The default for this parameter is disabled.