Switch Authentication Policy; Table 59 Device Authentication Mode; Table 60 Switch Authentication Policy When All Secrets Are Correct - Brocade Communications Systems 53-1001763-02 Administrator's Manual

Table 59
TABLE 59
Fabric OS authentication
mode
Off
Passive

Switch authentication policy

There are differences in the Switch Authentication policies between the Fabric OS switch and the
M-EOS switch. The Fabric OS switches have four different settings, which are Passive, Active, On,
and Off. M-EOS switches only have On and Off. These differences do not prevent authentication
from working, but do have an effect on how authentication works between the switches.
Switch authentication policy when the switch secrets are correct
This section assumes that the M-EOS switch has the appropriate authentication feature keys
enabled.
Table 60
will connect. The table information assumes that all switch secrets are set correctly. The two places
where Yes* appears in the table, are cases where the M-EOS switch authentication is Off.
The Fabric OS switch mode Passive is different from the M-EOS switch mode Off in that Fabric OS
switches perform authentication in Passive mode. This is why a Yes! in
authentication.
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Fabric OS
M-EOS
On
Off
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E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches
describes the device authentication mode.
Device authentication mode
M-EOS support
N/A
N/A
shows all the permutations of Switch Authentication policies and whether the switches
Switch authentication policy when all secrets are correct
Passive Active
Yes! Yes!
Connected with Connected with two-way
two-way authentication; both
authentication; both sides of the connection
sides of the perform Authentication
connection perform (Fabric builds normally).
Authentication
(Fabric builds
normally).
Yes Yes*
Connected without Connected with
any authentication one-way authentication;
(Fabric builds only one of connected
normally). switches performs
Authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
M-EOS switch explanation
Not used for E_Port authentication.
Not used for E_Port authentication.
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On Off
Yes! No
Connected with E_Port does not connect
two-way (Authentication Rejected).
authentication; both When the Fabric OS switch
sides of the connection generates the reject, it will
perform Authentication disable the Fabric OS port.
(Fabric builds When the M-EOS switch
normally). generates the reject, it will
go to an invalid attachment
state.
Yes* Yes
Connected with Connected without any
one-way authentication (Fabric
authentication; only builds normally).
one of connected
switches performs
Authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
14
indicates two-way
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