HP 3500yl Series Access Security Manual page 665

Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections to Other Switches
aaa port-access supplicant [ethernet] < port-list > (Syntax Continued)
[secret]
Enter secret: < password >
Repeat secret: < password >
Sets the secret password to be used by the port supplicant
when an MD5 authentication request is received from an
authenticator. The switch prompts you to enter the secret
password after the command is invoked.
[encrypted-secret]
Specify secret as a base64-encoded aes-256 encrypted
string.
[auth-timeout < 1 - 300 >]
Sets the delay period the port waits to receive a challenge
from the authenticator. If the request times out, the port
sends another request, up to the number of attempts spec-
ified by the max-start parameter. (Default: 30 seconds).
[max-start < 1 - 10 >]
Defines the maximum number of times the supplicant port
requests authentication. See step 1 on page 13-50 for a
description of how the port reacts to the authenticator
response. (Default: 3).
[held-period < 0 - 65535 >]
Sets the time period the supplicant port waits after an
active 802.1X session fails before trying to re- acquire the
authenticator port. (Default: 60 seconds)
[start-period < 1 - 300 >]
Sets the delay between Start packet retransmissions. That
is, after a supplicant sends a start packet, it waits during
the start-period for a response. If no response comes during
the start- period, the supplicant sends a new start packet.
The max-start setting (above) specifies how many start
attempts are allowed in the session. (Default: 30 seconds)
aaa port-access supplicant [ethernet] < port-list >
Configuring Port-Based and User-Based Access Control (802.1X)
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