Chapter 1 6 Configuring Web-Based Authentication; Finding Feature Information; Information About Web-Based Authentication - Cisco Catalyst 2960-XR Security Configuration Manual

Configuring Web-Based Authentication
This chapter describes how to configure web-based authentication on the switch. It contains these sections:
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Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not
required.

Information About Web-Based Authentication

Use the web-based authentication feature, known as web authentication proxy, to authenticate end users on
host systems that do not run the IEEE 802.1x supplicant.
You can configure web-based authentication on Layer 2 and Layer 3 interfaces.
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When you initiate an HTTP session, web-based authentication intercepts ingress HTTP packets from the host
and sends an HTML login page to the users. The users enter their credentials, which the web-based
authentication feature sends to the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server for authentication.
If authentication succeeds, web-based authentication sends a Login-Successful HTML page to the host and
applies the access policies returned by the AAA server.
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Finding Feature Information, page 301
Information About Web-Based Authentication, page 301
How to Configure Web-Based Authentication, page 310
Monitoring Web-Based Authentication Status, page 323
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