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Configuring Port-Based Access Control (802.1X)
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As
Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to
Other Switches
802.1X Authentication Commands page 8-15
802.1X Supplicant Commands
[no] aaa port-access < supplicant < [ethernet] < port-list > page 8-35
[auth-timeout | held-period | start-period | max-start | initialize | page 8-36
identity | secret | clear-statistics]
802.1X-Related Show Commands page 8-38
RADIUS server configuration pages 8-20
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 A1 configured for 802.1X supplicant operation
■ You want to connect port A1 on switch “A” to port B5 on switch “B”.
RADIUS Server
Switch “A”
Port A1 Configured as an
802.1X Supplicant
Port A1
Switch “B”
Port B5
LAN Core
Figure 8-4. Example of Supplicant Operation
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