> # iSCSI Session Authentication

> The IPS module or MPS-14/2 module supports the iSCSI authentication mechanism to authenticate the iSCSI hosts that request access to the storage devices. By default, the IPS modules or MPS-14/2 modules allow CHAP or None authentication of iSCSI initiators. If authentication is always used, you must configure the switch to allow only CHAP authentication.

> For CHAP user name or secret validation, you can use any method supported and allowed by the Cisco MDS AAA infrastructure. AAA authentication supports a RADIUS, TACACS+, or local authentication device. See the Security Configuration Guide, Cisco DCNM for SAN.

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