Chapter 1 6 Configuring Web-Based Authentication; Finding Feature Information; Web-Based Authentication Overview - Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Security Configuration Manual

Configuring Web-Based Authentication
This chapter describes how to configure web-based authentication on the switch. It contains these sections:
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Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats and
feature information, see Bug Search Tool and the release notes for your platform and software release. To
find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each
feature is supported, see the feature information table at the end of this module.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not
required.

Web-Based Authentication Overview

Use the web-based authentication feature, known as web authentication proxy, to authenticate end users on
host systems that do not run the IEEE 802.1x supplicant.
You can configure web-based authentication on Layer 2 and Layer 3 interfaces.
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When you initiate an HTTP session, web-based authentication intercepts ingress HTTP packets from the host
and sends an HTML login page to the users. The users enter their credentials, which the web-based
authentication feature sends to the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server for authentication.
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Finding Feature Information, page 359
Web-Based Authentication Overview, page 359
How to Configure Web-Based Authentication, page 369
Monitoring Web-Based Authentication Status, page 387
Feature Information for Web-Based Authentication, page 388
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