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RFC 8907: The Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Protocol

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This document describes the Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) protocol, which is widely deployed today to provide Device Administration for routers, network access servers, and other networked computing devices via one or more centralized servers.

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Document ID
RFC8907
Published
September 2020
Authors
T. Dahm; A. Ota; D.C. Medway Gash; D. Carrel; L. Grant
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
ops
Pages
41
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Updated by:
RFC 9887

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