What is a difference between RADIUS and TACACS+?

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TACACS+ separates authentication and authorization, and RADIUS merges them

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RADIUS is most appropriate for dial authentication, but TACACS+ can be used for multiple types of authentication

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TACACS+ encrypts only password information and RADIUS encrypts the entire payload

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RADIUS logs all commands that are entered by the administrator, but TACACS+ logs only start, stop, and interim commands

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