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Which feature of ISE is Terminal Access Control System (TACACS) a part of?
The correct answer is A. Device Administration. In Cisco ISE, TACACS+ is a core component of the Device Administration feature, providing AAA for privileged access to network infrastructure devices.
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Which feature of ISE is Terminal Access Control System (TACACS) a part of?
Options
- ADevice Administration
- BDevice Profiling
- CCentralized policy management
- DGuest access management
How the community answered
(34 responses)- A88% (30)
- B6% (2)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
In Cisco ISE, TACACS+ is a core component of the Device Administration feature, providing AAA for privileged access to network infrastructure devices.
TACACS+ (Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus) is the protocol used within Cisco ISE's Device Administration feature to control who can access network devices such as routers and switches via CLI. It provides granular command-level authorization, allowing administrators to restrict which commands specific users or groups can execute on a managed device. TACACS+ separates its authentication, authorization, and accounting functions independently, making it the preferred protocol for network device access control in ISE.
Device Profiling in ISE is the process of identifying and classifying endpoints on the network using collected attributes such as DHCP or RADIUS data, which does not involve TACACS+.
Centralized policy management is a broad ISE capability describing how security policies are defined and distributed, not a specific feature that TACACS+ is categorized under.
Guest access management uses web portals and RADIUS-based authorization flows to onboard guest users, not the TACACS+ protocol.
Concept tested: TACACS+ protocol role in Cisco ISE device administration
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/security/ise/3-0/admin_guide/b_ISE_admin_3_0/b_ISE_admin_30_device_administration.html
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