Working with Security Configurations
MAC Authentication Overview
14-118 Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled Yes Don’t
Care Yes •MAC performs authentication.
•Frames are forwarded according
to authorized policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled Yes Yes No •MAC performs authentication.
•Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled Yes No No •MAC performs authentication.
•Frames are forwarded.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled No Yes Don’t
Care •MAC performs authentication.
•Frames are forwarded according
to default policy.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Enabled No No Don’t
Care •MAC performs authentication.
•Frames are discarded.
Force
Unauthori-
zation
Disabled Don’t
Care Don’t
Care Don’t
Care •Neither method performs
authentication.
•Frames are discarded.
Table 14-9 MAC / 802.1X Precedence States (Continued)
802.1X
Port
Control
(EAPOL)
MAC
Port
Control
MAC
Authen-
ticated?
Default
Port
Policy
Exists?
PAP
Autho-
rized
Policy
Exists? Action