---
oid: "1.3.6.1.4.1.2158.2.8.1.2"
short-description: "salixUserAuthenticationMethod OBJECT-TYPE"
last-modified: "2018-06-18"
parent-oid: "1.3.6.1.4.1.2158.2.8.1"
---

## OID: `1.3.6.1.4.1.2158.2.8.1.2`

```asn1
{iso(1) identified-organization(3) dod(6) internet(1) private(4) enterprise(1) 2158 salixGeneric(2) salixRadiusMIB(8) salixRadiusMIBObjects(1) salixUserAuthenticationMethod(2)}
```

### Description

```asn1
salixUserAuthenticationMethod OBJECT-TYPE
SYNTAX INTEGER { internal(0),
radius(1),
tacacs(2),
xtacacs(3),
tacacsplus(4) }
MAX-ACCESS read-write
STATUS current
DESCRIPTION
"The user authentication method for all logins into the
system. The following choices are available:

internal(0) - The system stores the username/password pairs in
its nonvolatile memory.
radius(1) - Authenticate using the RADIUS protocol.
tacacs(2) - Authenticate using TACACS protocol.
xtacacs(3) - Authenticate using the XTACACS protocol.
tacacsplus(4) - Authenticate using the TACACS+ protocol."
DEFVAL { internal }
```

**Classification:** MIB object for network management

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