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Overview of Security Methods

Table 3-3 MAC / 802.1X Precedence States (Continued)

				Autho-
802.1X	MAC		Default	rized
Port	Port	Authen-	Policy	Policy
Control	Control	ticated?	Exists?	Exists?	Action
Auto	Disabled	Yes	Don’t	Yes	•	802.1X performs authentication.
			Care		• Frames are forwarded according
						to authorized policy.
Auto	Disabled	Yes	Yes	No	•	802.1X performs authentication.
					• Frames are forwarded according
						to default policy.
Auto	Disabled	Yes	No	No	•	802.1X performs authentication.
					•	Frames are forwarded.
Auto	Disabled	No	Yes	Don’t	•	802.1X performs authentication.
				Care	• Frames are forwarded according
						to default policy.
Auto	Disabled	No	No	Don’t	•	802.1X performs authentication.
				Care	•	Frames are discarded.
Force	Enabled	Yes	Don’t	Yes	•	MAC performs authentication.
Unauthoriz			Care		• Frames are forwarded according
ation
						to authorized policy.
Force	Enabled	Yes	Yes	No	•	MAC performs authentication.
Unauthoriz					• Frames are forwarded according
ation
						to default policy.
Force	Enabled	Yes	No	No	•	MAC performs authentication.
Unauthoriz					•	Frames are forwarded.
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Force	Enabled	No	Yes	Don’t	•	MAC performs authentication.
Unauthoriz				Care	• Frames are forwarded according

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to default policy.

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