Users Guide

Security Commands 955
The Interim-Update packet contains the accounting information recorded for
the user session since the last time an accounting record was sent.
If both the periodic and newinfo keywords are configured, Interim-Update
messages are sent whenever new information is available and when the
periodic timer expires.
Use the show authentication clients command to display the discovered IPv4
address/IPv6 address received from the RADIUS server, if any.
Command History
Command introduced in firmware release 6.5.2.
aaa authentication dot1x default
Use the aaa authentication dot1x default command in Global Configuration
mode to specify an authentication method for 802.1x clients to access
network resources. Use the no form of the command to return the
authentication method to its default settings.
Syntax
aaa authentication dot1x default {ias|none|radius}
no aaa authentication dot1x default
The following methods may be configured:
• ias—
Use the internal authentication server user database for authentication.
This method cannot be used in conjunction with any other method.
• none—Do not use any authentication.
• radius— Use the configured RADIUS server(s) for authentication.
Default Configuration
No default authentication method is defined, however, switch administrators
are allowed access to the switch console via 802.1X. Use the dot1x user
command to restrict the ports over which users (or switch administrators)
may authenticate.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode