The CiscoSecure product is Cisco’s security server solution. This product incorporates many
services, including TACACS
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and RADIUS servers, as well as logging functionality.
CiscoSecure uses web-based interfaces and Java to provide multiple administrators with
access to the server. Though the product supports both Internet Explorer and Netscape, it ships
with a Netscape FastTrack Server, and some administrators find it to be more reliable with the
Netscape client. CiscoSecure also relies on a relational database to manage accounts and store
information—currently it supports the Oracle and Sybase database platforms.
For enhanced security, administrators can choose to use
one-time challenge tokens
. These tokens
provide for the use of a different password for each login—a tactic that prevents session replay and
other techniques that would otherwise compromise security. Token cards from CRYPTOCard,
Enigma Logic, and Security Dynamics Technologies are supported with CiscoSecure.