X Specifications; X Defaults - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6800 Series Network Configuration Manual

802.1X Specifications

802.1X Specifications
RFCs Supported
IEEE Standards Supported

802.1X Defaults

The following table lists the defaults for 802.1X port configuration through the
relevant command keywords:
Description
Port control in both directions or incom-
ing only.
Port control authorized on the port.
The time during which the port will not
accept an 802.1X authentication attempt.
The time before an EAP Request Identity
will be re-transmitted.
Number of seconds before the switch will
time out an 802.1X user who is attempt-
ing to authenticate.
Number of times to poll a device for EAP
frames to determine whether or not the
device is an 802.1x client.
Maximum number of times the switch
will retransmit an authentication request
before it times out.
Amount of time that must expire before a
re-authentication attempt is made.
Whether or not the port is
re-authenticated.
Note. By default, accounting is disabled for 802.1X authentication sessions.
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RFC 2284–PPP Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
RFC 2865–Remote Authentication Dial In User Service
RFC 2866–RADIUS Accounting
RFC 2867–RADIUS Accounting Modifications for Tun-
RFC 2868–RADIUS Attributes for Tunnel Protocol Sup-
RFC 2869–RADIUS Extensions
IEEE 802.1X-2001–Standard for Port-based Network
802.1X RADIUS Usage Guidelines
Keyword
direction {both | in}
port control {force-authorized |
force-unauthorized | auto}
quiet-period
tx-period
supp-timeout
supp-polling retry
max-req
re-authperiod
no reauthentication |
reauthentication
OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide
(RADIUS)
nel Protocol Support
port
Access Control
802.1x
Default
both
auto
60 seconds
30 seconds
30 seconds
2
2
3600 seconds
no reauthentication
Configuring 802.1X
command and the
March 2008