Authentication Event - Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Command Reference Manual

authentication event

authentication event
To configure the actions for authentication events, use the authentication event interface configuration
command. To return to the default settings, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description fail
retry count
fail action authorize
vlan vlan
fail action
next-method
server alive action
reinitialize
server dead action
authorize [vlan vlan |
voice
server dead action
reinitialize vlan vlan
no-response action
authorize
Command Default The default settings are as follows:
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Command Modes
Interface configuration mode
Command History Release
12.2(50)SG
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authentication event fail [retry count] action [authorize vlan vlan | next-method}
authentication event server {alive action reinitialize | dead action authorize [vlan vlan] | voice
| dead action reinitialize [vlan vlan]}}
authentication event no-response action authorize vlan vlan]}
no authentication event {fail} | {server {alive | dead}} | {no-response}
Specifies the behavior when an authentication fails due to bad user
credentials.
(Optional) Specifies the number of times to retry failed authentications.
Range is 0 to 5. Default is 2.
When authentication fails due to wrong user credentials, authorizes the port
to a particular VLAN.
Specifies that the required action for an authentication event moves to the
next authentication method.
Configures the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server
alive actions as reinitialize all authorized clients for authentication events.
Configures the AAA server dead actions to authorize data or voice clients
for the authentication events.
Configures the AAA server dead actions to reinitialize all authorized data
clients for authentication events.
When the client does not support 802.1x, authorizes the port to a particular
VLAN.
The count is 2 by default.
The current authentication method is retried indefinitely (and fails each time) until the AAA server
becomes reachable.
Modification
Support for this command was introduced.
Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands for the Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
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