User Manual

C HAPTER 28 | Authentication Commands
802.1X Port Authentication
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Reauth Max Retries – Maximum number of reauthentication
attempts.
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Max Request – Maximum number of times a port will retransmit an
EAP request/identity packet to the client before it times out the
authentication session (page 902).
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Operation Mode– Shows if single or multiple hosts (clients) can
connect to an 802.1X-authorized port.
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Port Control–Shows the dot1x mode on a port as auto, force-
authorized, or force-unauthorized (page 904).
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Intrusion Action– Shows the port response to intrusion when
authentication fails (page 901).
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Supplicant– MAC address of authorized client.
◆ Authenticator PAE State Machine
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State – Current state (including initialize, disconnected, connecting,
authenticating, authenticated, aborting,
held, force_authorized,
force_unauthorized).
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Reauth Count– Number of times connecting state is re-entered.
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Current Identifier– The integer (0-255) used by the Authenticator to
identify the current authentication session.
◆ Backend State Machine
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State – Current state (including request, response, success, fail,
timeout, idle, initialize).
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Request Count– Number of EAP Request packets sent to the
Supplicant without receiving a response.
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Identifier (Server)– Identifier carried in the most recent EAP
Success, Failure or Request packet received from the Authentication
Server.
◆ Reauthentication State Machine
State – Current state (including initialize, reauthenticate).
EXAMPLE
Console#show dot1x
Global 802.1X Parameters
System Auth Control : Enabled
Authenticator Parameters:
EAPOL Pass Through : Disabled
802.1X Port Summary
Port Type Operation Mode Control Mode Authorized
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1/1 Disabled Single-Host ForceAuthorized N/A
1/2 Disabled Single-Host ForceAuthorized N/A
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1/25 Disabled Single-Host ForceAuthorized Yes
1/26 Enabled Single-Host Auto Yes