Data Center Fabric Manager Enterprise User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001357-01, November 2009)

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Host security authentication

3. Configure the following parameters on the FCSP Authentication dialog box:

a. Select the Enable Authentication check box to enable or disable the authentication policy.

If authentication is enabled, the port attempts to negotiate with the switch. If the switch

does not participate in the authentication process, the port skips the authentication

process.

The Hash type list shows the following options, but only one option, DHNULL, is supported.

• MD5 - A hashing algorithm that verifies a message’s integrity using Message Digest

version 5. MD5 produces a 128-bit digest and is the required authentication

mechanism for LDAP v3 servers.

• SHA1 - A secure hashing algorithm that computes a 160-bit message digest for a data

file that is provided as input.

• MD5SH1 - Similar to the MD5 hashing algorithm, but used for DH-CHAP

authentication.

• SHA1MD5 - Similar to the SHA1 hashing algorithm, but used for DH-CHAP

authentication.

b. Select DHNULL as the DH-group type value.

c. Type and retype the secret.

The length of the secret must be between eight and 41 characters and the secret field

cannot be blank.

d. Click Apply to apply the changes.

e. Select the Also set on attached switch check box to enable or disable the authentication

policy on the attached switch.

f. Type and retype the switch secret on the attached switch.

The maximum length of the switch secret is 63 bytes. The default secret for each interface

is its port world wide name (PWWN) without the colons; for example,

0102030405060708.

g. Click Apply to apply the changes.

4. Click OK to save the changes and close the dialog box.