Concept Guide

aaa authentication mac
aaa authentication mac <profile>
case upper|lower
clone <profile>
delimiter {colon|dash|none}
max-authentication-failures <number>
no ...
reauthentication
timer reauth period {<ra-period>|server}
Description
This command configures the MAC authentication profile.
Syntax
Parameter Description Range Default
<profile>
Name that identifies an instance of the
profile. The name must be 1-63 characters.
— “default”
case
The case (upper or lower) used in the MAC
string sent in the authentication request. If
there is no delimiter configured, the MAC
address in lower case is sent in the format
xxxxxxxxxxxx, while the MAC address in
upper case is sent in the format
XXXXXXXXXXXX.
upper
lower
lower
clone <profile>
Name of an existing MAC profile from
which parameter values are copied.
— —
delimiter
Delimiter (colon, dash, or none) used in the
MAC string.
colon
dash
none
none
max-authentication-failures
<number>
Number of times a client can fail to
authenticate before it is blacklisted. A value
of 0 disables blacklisting.
0-10 0
(disabled)
no
Negates any configured parameter. — —
reauthentication
Use this parameter to enable or disable reau-
thentication.
Disabled
timer reauth period
<ra-period>|server
<ra-period> specifies the period between reau-
thentication attempts in seconds. The server
parameter specifies the server-provided reau-
thentication interval.
60-
864000
seconds
86400
seconds (1
day)
Usage Guidelines
MAC authentication profile configures authentication of devices based on their physical MAC address. MAC-
based authentication is often used to authenticate and allow network access through certain devices while
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