Manually Reauthenticating Supplicants; Manually Initializing 802.1X Authentication - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Manually Reauthenticating Supplicants

Command or Action
Step 5 exit
Example:
switch(config-if)# exit
switch(config)#
Step 6 (Optional) show dot1x all
Example:
switch(config)# show dot1x all
Step 7 (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
Example:
switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config
Manually Reauthenticating Supplicants
You can manually reauthenticate the supplicants for the entire Cisco NX-OS device or for an interface.
Note
During the reauthentication process, the status of an already authenticated supplicant is not disrupted.
Before you begin
Enable the 802.1X feature on the Cisco NX-OS device.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. dot1x re-authenticate [interface slot/port]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 dot1x re-authenticate [interface slot/port]
Example:
switch# dot1x re-authenticate interface 2/1

Manually Initializing 802.1X Authentication

You can manually initialize the authentication for all supplicants on a Cisco NX-OS device or for a specific
interface.
Note
Initializing the authentication clears any existing authentication status before starting the authentication process
for the client.
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Purpose
Exits configuration mode.
Displays all 802.1X feature status and configuration
information.
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
Purpose
Reauthenticates the supplicants on the Cisco NX-OS device
or on an interface.
Configuring 802.1X