Certified: November 25, 2022

Solution Summary

This section describes Cisco Nexus integration with RSA SecurID (or ID Plus). Use this information to determine which use case and integration type your deployment will employ.

Use Case

Cisco Nexus switches integrate with RSA Authentication Manager via RADIUS AAA server group. Once configured, the RSA SecurID RADIUS AAA server group can be applied to many services provided by the Nexus switch, including console access, Telnet, and SSH. Cisco Nexus can be integrated with RSA SecurID Access using RADIUS to protect its SSH access and provide strong authentication.

Integration Types

RADIUS integrations provide a text-driven interface for RSA SecurID Access within the partner application.  RADIUS provides support for most RSA SecurID Access authentication methods and flows.

Supported Features

This section shows all the supported features by integration type and by RSA components. Use this information to determine which integration type and which RSA component your deployment will use. The next section in this guide contains the instruction steps for how to integrate RSA with Cisco Nexus 9000v using the integration type.

Cisco Nexus 9000v Integration with RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Cisco Nexus 9000v Integration with RSA Authentication Manager

	Supported
-	Not supported
n/t	Not yet tested or documented, but may be possible
n/a	Not applicable

Configuration Summary

This section contains instruction steps that show how to integrate Cisco Nexus with RSA SecurID using all the integration types.

This document is not intended to suggest optimum installations or configurations. It is assumed that the reader has both working knowledge of all products involved, and the ability to perform the tasks outlined in this section. Administrators should have access to the product documentation for all products to install the required components.

All RSA SecurID and Cisco Nexus components must be installed and working prior to the integration.

All the supported use cases of RSA SecurID Access with Cisco Nexus require both server-side and client-side configuration changes. This section of the guide includes links to the appropriate sections for configuring both sides for each use case.

Integration Configuration

RSA Cloud Authentication Service

Radius Client

• RSA Cloud Authentication Service

RSA Authentication Manager

Radius Client

• RSA Authentication Manager

References

• Notes Cisco Nexus
• Login Screenshots

RSA Terminology Changes

The following table describes the differences in the terminologies used in the different versions of RSA products and components. 

Known Issues

No known issues.

Certification Details

RSA Authentication Manager 8.7 Patch 1, Virtual Appliance or later

Cisco Nexus 9000v Virtual Appliance

RSA Ready certification by Mahmoud Dawoud