Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants For 802.1X Connections To Other Switches; Example - HP 3500yl Series Access Security Manual

Configuring Port-Based and User-Based Access Control (802.1X)

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches

Port A1
Switch "A"
Port A1 Configured as an
802.1X Supplicant
Figure 13-10.Example of Supplicant Operation
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Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As
Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to
Other Switches
802.1X Authentication Commands
802.1X Supplicant Commands
[no] aaa port-access < supplicant < [ethernet] < port-list >
[auth-timeout | held-period | start-period | max-start | initialize |
identity | secret | clear-statistics]
802.1X-Related Show Commands
RADIUS server configuration
A switch port can operate as a supplicant in a connection to a port on another
802.1X-aware switch to provide security on links between 802.1X-aware
switches. (A port can operate as both an authenticator and a supplicant.)

Example

Suppose that you want to connect two switches, where:
■ Switch "A" has port A1 configured for 802.1X supplicant operation.
■ You want to connect port A1 on switch "A" to port B5 on switch "B".
1. When port A1 on switch "A" is first connected to a port on switch "B", or
if the ports are already connected and either switch reboots, port A1
begins sending start packets to port B5 on switch "B".
Switch "B"
Port B5
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