Configuring Device Security
Defining 802.1x
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•Authenticators — Specifies the port, which is authenticated before permitting
system access.
•Supplicants — Specifies host connected to the authenticated port requesting
to access the system services.
•Authentication Server — Specifies the external server, for example, the
RADIUS server that performs the authentication on behalf of the authenticator,
and indicates whether the supplicant is authorized to access system services.
Port based authentication creates two access states:
•Controlled Access — P ermits communication between the supplicant and the
system, if the supplicant is authorized.
•Uncontrolled Access — Permits uncontrolled communication regardless of
the port state.
The 802.1x section contains the following pages:
•Defining 802.1X Properties
•Defining Port Authentication
•Defining Authentication
•Defining Authenticated Host
Defining 802.1X Properties
The 802.1X Properties Page provides parameters for enabling port
authentication, and selecting the authentication method. To define port based
authentication: