Configuration Guide for Cisco NCS 1004, IOS XR Release 25.x.x

OC Support for AAA User

Updated: July 31, 2026

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Provides details about OC (OpenConfig) support for AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting) users, including release information and feature descriptions.

This chapter describes the implementation of the administrative model of task-based authorization used to control user access in the software system.

Table 1. Feature History
Feature Name	Release Information	Feature Description
OC support for AAA user	Cisco IOS XR Release 7.3.2	This feature allows all authorized users on XR VM to access administration data on the router through NETCONF or gRPC interface, similar to accessing the CLI. This functionality works by internally mapping the task group of the user on XR VM to a predefined group on System Admin VM. Therefore, the NETCONF and gRPC users can access the administrative information on the router even if their user profiles do not exist on System Admin VM. Command added: aaa authorization (System Admin-VM)

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