Tuesday, June 5, 2012

PPP security

  • PPP: Point to Point Protocol is a network protocol that allow data communication between two network points or entities.

  • PPP provides the capability to use PAP & CHAP for authentication.
  • Which is particularly useful for dial applications.
  • The default authentication method for CHAP/PAP is depend upon a locally configured set of username name password password commands.
  • Cisco ios supports the use of AAA authentication for PPP using the same general set of commands used for login authentication.
  • The configuration steps are:
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