Configuring Port-Based and Client-Based Access Control (802.1X)

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

[identity < username >]

Sets the username and password to pass to the authenticator port when a challenge-request packet is received from the authenticator port in response to an authentication request. If the intended authenticator port is configured for RADIUS authentication, then < user- name > and < password > must be the username and password expected by the RADIUS server. If the intended authenticator port is configured for Local authentication, then < username > and < password > must be the username and password configured on the Authenticator switch. (Defaults: Null)

[secret]

Enter secret: < password >Repeat secret: < password >

Sets the secret password to be used by the port supplicant when an MD5 authentication request is received from an authenticator. The switch prompts you to enter the secret password after the command is invoked.

aaaport-access supplicant [ethernet] < port-list> [auth-timeout < 1 - 300 >]

Sets the period of time the port waits to receive a challenge from the authenticator. If the request times out, the port sends another authentication request, up to the number of attempts specified by the max-startparameter. (Default: 30 seconds).

[max-start < 1 - 10 >]

Defines the maximum number of times the supplicant port requests authentication. See step 1 on page 8-43for a description of how the port reacts to the authenticator response. (Default: 3).

[held-period < 0 - 65535 >]

Sets the time period the supplicant port waits after an active 802.1X session fails before trying to re- acquire the authenticator port. (Default: 60 seconds)

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