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Greetings fellow CyberNauts:
This gem was downloaded from the DDN on the InterNet. It is a good
note for Argonaut at Rivendell BBS (816) 563-4845. This is my Home
of Port and a small but growing hack/phreak node.
The Argonaut
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FEATURES OF THE TAC ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM (TACACS)
To log in to the network via a MILNET TAC, you MUST have a unique ID
and Access Code (TAC Access Card). These cards are issued by the DDN
Network Information Center (NIC) only after a user has been authorized
by the Host Administrator of the host on which the user has his
REQUIREMENT TO ACCESS THE NETWORK VIA A MILNET TAC, CONTACT YOUR HOST
ADMINISTRATOR! (DO NOT CONTACT THE NIC FOR AUTHORIZATION).
using the "WHOIS" command on the NIC.DDN.MIL host. Instructions on
using "WHOIS" are as follows: When you finish reading this message,
type "quit" as instructed. After the connection to NIC.DDN.MIL is closed,
type "@n" again. You will be told how to find your Host Administrator.
When finished, type "logout" at the prompt and you will be
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TACACS, the access control system for MILNET TACs, requires you to log
n before a connection to a host may be completed. The login process
s automatically started with the first @open (@o) command you issue.
There is a @close (@c) command to close the TAC connection and also a
@logout (@l) command to logout. Otherwise, the functioning of the TAC
s essentially unaffected by the access control system.
Here is a sample of the login dialogue:
First, the command to get the TAC's attention is Control-Q.
(a) PVC-TAC 111 #: 01 This is the last line of the TAC
herald, which the TAC uses to
identify itself. When you see the
herald, the TAC is ready for your
command.
(b) @o 26.2.0.8 The user inputs the command to
------------------- open a connection plus the
internet address of the host to
which he wishes to connect,
followed by a Carriage Return.
(c) TAC Userid: SAMPLE.LOGIN Here the TAC prompts the user for
-------------------- his Userid. The user enters his
ID exactly as shown as shown on
his TAC Access Card, followed by
a Carriage Return.
(d) Access Code: 22bgx4467 Again the TAC prompts the user,
----------------- who responds by entering his
Access Code as shown on his TAC
Access Card, followed by a
Carriage Return.
(e) Login OK The TAC validates the ID/Access
TCP trying...Open code and proceeds to open the
requested connection.
HELPFUL INFORMATION:
When entering your TAC Userid and Access Code:
- A carriage return terminates each input line and causes the next
prompt to appear.
- As you type in your TAC Userid and Access Code, it does not matter
whether you enter an alphabetic character in upper or lower case.
All lower case alphabetic characters echo as upper case for the
Userid.
- The Access Code is not echoed in full-duplex mode. An effort is
made to obscure the Access Code printed on hardcopy terminals in
half-duplex mode.
- You may edit what you type in by using the backspace (Control-H)
key to delete a single character.
- You may delete the entire line and restart by typing Control-U.
A new prompt will appear.
- While entering either the TAC Userid or Access Code, you may type
Control-C to abort the login process and return to the TAC command
mode. You must interrupt or complete the login process in order to
issue any TAC command.
- The @reset (@r) command resets the TAC and returns you to the TAC
welcome banner.
Should the login sequence fail (as indicated by the response "Bad
login"), examine your Access Card carefully to ensure that you are
entering the ID and Access Code correctly. Note that Access Codes
never contain a zero, a one, a "Q" or a "Z", as each of these
characters may be mistaken for another character. If you see what
appears to be one of these characters in your access code, it is
number "2" (two).
are sure you are entering your ID and Access Code correctly, and you
AFTER LOGGING IN:
Your TAC port will remain logged in as long as you have an open
connection. If you close the connection, you will have ten minutes in
not reopen a connection within ten minutes, the TAC will attempt to
WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED:
Always close the connection using "@c" then log out using the "@l" command.
Typing "@r" (reset) has no effect on your logged-in status.
typing "quit" at the next prompt. This will return you to the TAC,
and you may then begin the login sequence with the @o command to the
TAC.
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