Command handling

Abstract

Various example embodiments for supporting command handling are presented. In at least some example embodiments, the command handling may include command authorization and, optionally, command accounting. In at least some example embodiments, command handling at a router may be performed by detecting a command entered via a terminal running on the router and initiating a process for authorization and, optionally, accounting, of the command. In at least some example embodiments, command handling for a router may include receiving, by a management element, a command entered via a terminal running on a router, determining, by the management element, whether execution of the command on the router is authorized, and providing, by the management element, an indication as to whether execution of the command on the router is authorized. The terminal may be a Linux terminal and the associated command may be a Linux command.

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