HP 4100gl manual Example of Supplicant Operation

Configuring Port-Based Access Control (802.1x)

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1x Connections to Other Switches

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As

Supplicants for 802.1x Connections to

Other Switches

802.1x Authentication Commands	page 6-14
802.1x Supplicant Commands
[no] aaa port-access < supplicant < [ethernet] < port-list>	page 6-34
[ auth-timeout held-period start-period max-start initialize	page 6-35
identity secret clear-statistics ]
802.1x-Related Show Commands	page 6-37
RADIUS server configuration	pages 6-19

You can configure a switch port to operate as a supplicant in a connection to a port on another 802.1x-aware switch to provide security on links between 802.1x-aware switches. (Note that a port can operate as both an authenticator and a supplicant.)

For example, suppose that you want to connect two switches, where:

■Switch "A" has port A1 configured for 802.1x supplicant operation

■You want to connect port A1 on switch "A" to port B5 on switch "B".

	Switch "B"
	Port B5
Port A1
Switch "A"
Port A1 Configured as an
802.1x Supplicant
LAN Core	RADIUS Server

Figure 6-4. Example of Supplicant Operation

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