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What is AAA Authentication? - AAA Authentication Login

AAA refers to Authentication, Authorization and Accounting. It is used to refer to a family of protocols that mediate network access. Two network protocols providing this functionality are particularly popular: the RADIUS protocol, and its newer Diameter counterpart. The administrator can take an access to a router or a device through console but it is very inconvenient if someone is sitting far from the place of that devices, so eventually he has to take remote access to that device. But as the remote access will be available by using an IP address therefore it is possible that an unauthorized user can take access using that same IP address therefore for security measures, we have to put authentication. Also, the packets exchange between the devices should be encrypted so that any other person should not be able to capture that sensitive information. Therefore, a framework called AAA is used to provide that extra level of security. AAA Authentication Authentica...