Configuring Port-Based And Client-Based Access Control (802.1X); Contents - HP ProCurve Switch 2900yl-24G Access Security Manual

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

Contents

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Why Use Port-Based or Client-Based Access Control? . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
User Authentication Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
802.1X Client-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
802.1X Port-Based Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Alternative To Using a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-7
General 802.1X Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Example of the Authentication Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
VLAN Membership Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-13
General Setup Procedure for 802.1X Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Do These Steps Before You Configure 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Overview: Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . 9-16
Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X Authenticators . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
1. Enable 802.1X Authentication on Selected Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
A. Enable the Selected Ports as Authenticators and Enable
the (Default) Port-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
B. Specify Client-Based or Return to Port-Based 802.1X
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-18
Example: Configuring Client-Based 802.1X Authentication . . . . 9-19
Example: Configuring Port-Based 802.1X Authentication . . . . . 9-20
2. Reconfigure Settings for Port-Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
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