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Enhancements in Release F.05.05 through F.05.70
Enhancements in Release F.05.05 through F.05.60
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X
Connections to Other Switches
You can configure a switch port to operate as a supplicant in a connection to a port on another 802.1X-
aware switch to provide security on links between 802.1X-aware switches. (Note that a port can
operate as both an authenticator and a supplicant.)
For example, suppose that you want to connect two switches, where:
■ Switch “A” has port 1 configured for 802.1X supplicant operation
■ You want to connect port 1 on switch “A” to port 5 on switch “B”.
Figure 13. Example of Supplicant Operation
1. When port 1 on switch “A” is first connected to a port on switch “B”, or if the ports are already
connected and either switch reboots, port 1 begins sending start packets to port 5 on switch “B”.
802.1X Authentication Commands page 38
802.1X Supplicant Commands
[no] aaa port-access < supplicant < [ethernet] < port-list > page 58
[auth-timeout | held-period | start-period | max-start | initialize |
identity | secret | clear-statistics]
page 59
802.1X-Related Show Commands page 61
RADIUS server configuration pages 43
RADIUS Server
Switch “A”
Port 1 Configured as an
802.1X Supplicant
Port 1
Switch “B”
Port 5
LAN Core