Re: Does aaa authentication fail-message count as a "prompt"?

Thanks Erwin

In truth I did not check the ine solution properly. In it they clearly
stated what the prompts were.
My bad.

Cheers.

2009/10/25 Erwin van Harrewijn <erwin_at_f1x0r.nl>

> Hi Roy,
>
> I think there is a subtile defference between a prompt, banner and a
> message.
>
> - At a prompt a router or computer waits for user-imput. It typically
> does when a user is prompted to type in it's username or password.
>
> - A banner is some general information displayed to all users and
> contains some generic information.
>
> - A message is specific information tailored specifically for that
> user or process.
>
> So in my opinion a prompt does not equal a fail-message.
>
> AFAIK it is not prohibited to configure additional things in the lab,
> as long as it does not break anything else.
> So I think you would not loose point when you also configure the
> fail-message or authentication banner.
>
> Erwin
>
> 2009/10/24 Roy Waterman <roy.waterman_at_gmail.com>:
> > Hi all seen a question on iev5 lab 1 security (task 11.1) to customise
> the
> > aaa authentication prompts.
> > So this means customising *aaa authentication username-prompt* & *aaa
> > authentication password-prompt*, but *aaa authentication fail-message* is
> > also shown in the solution.
> >
> > Posting this here on gs to get a general concensus as to whether *aaa
> > authentication fail-message* counts as a prompt.
> > In my view it doesn't, but I'm wondering if, faced with something like
> this
> > in the lab is something I should just go ahead & configure anyway, or
> just
> > do the usual "ask the proctor" job :)
> >
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