Authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) are the three major pillars of access control. Authentication identifies the user, authorization identifies the roles of the user, and accounting ensures that the user actions are performed within the usage limits (such as throttling). AAA, as they are collectively known, are crucial for networks for proper functioning and security. Hence network projects consider AAA as a crucial factor in their network architecture—remarkably the OpenDaylight's AAA project is considered to be a core project in the SDN controller ecosystem. In this chapter, we will look into the AAA options for networking, and how to configure AAA with Python for the networks. We start the chapter with simpler recipes before going into more complex ones.
Python Network Programming
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Overview of this book
This Learning Path highlights major aspects of Python network programming such as writing simple networking clients, creating and deploying SDN and NFV systems, and extending your network with Mininet. You’ll also learn how to automate legacy and the latest network devices. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll use Python for DevOps and open source tools to test, secure, and analyze your network. Toward the end, you'll develop client-side applications, such as web API clients, email clients, SSH, and FTP, using socket programming.
By the end of this Learning Path, you will have learned how to analyze a network's security vulnerabilities using advanced network packet capture and analysis techniques.
This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:
• Practical Network Automation by Abhishek Ratan
• Mastering Python Networking by Eric Chou
• Python Network Programming Cookbook, Second Edition by Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker
Table of Contents (30 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Free Chapter
Fundamental Concepts
Python for Network Engineers
Continuous Integration for Network Engineers
SDN Concepts in Network Automation
Low-Level Network Device Interactions
APIs and Intent-Driven Networking
The Python Automation Framework – Ansible Basics
The Python Automation Framework – Beyond Basics
AWS Cloud Networking
Working with Git
Sockets, IPv4, and Simple Client/Server Programming
Multiplexing Socket I/O for Better Performance
IPv6, Unix Domain Sockets, and Network Interfaces
Programming with HTTP for the Internet
Email Protocols, FTP, and CGI Programming
Programming Across Machine Boundaries
Working with Web Services – SOAP, and REST
Network Monitoring and Security
Network Modeling
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
Open and Proprietary Networking Solutions
NFV and Orchestration – A Larger Ecosystem
Programming the Internet
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Index
Customer Reviews