Add Or Edit A Method List For Authentication Or Authorization - Cisco ROUTER-SDM-CD User Manual

Chapter 35 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Table 35-11 802.1x Authentication Fields
Element
Add
Edit
Delete
List Name
Method 1
Method 2
Method 3
Method 4

Add or Edit a Method List for Authentication or Authorization

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Field Reference
Table 35-11 describes the fields in this screen.
Description
Use these buttons to create, edit, and remove method lists.
The method list name. A method list is a sequential list describing
the authentication methods to be queried in order to authenticate a
user.
If the LAN wizard has been used to create an 802.1x configuration,
the list name "default" is displayed in this column.
The method that the router will attempt first. If one of the servers in
this method authenticates the user (sends a PASS response),
authentication is successful. If a server returns a FAIL response,
authentication fails. If no servers in the first method respond, then
the router uses the next method in the list. Methods can be ordered
when you create or edit a method list.
If the LAN wizard has been used to create an 802.1x configuration,
the Method name "group SDM_802.1x" is displayed in this column.
The methods that the router will use if the servers referenced in
method 1 do not respond. If there are fewer than four methods, the
positions for which no list has been configured are kept empty.
A method list is a sequential list describing the authentication methods to be
queried in order to authenticate a user. Method lists enable you to designate one
or more security protocols to be used for authentication, thus ensuring a backup
system for authentication in case the initial method fails.
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