Authentication Policy Configuration; Configuring Authentication Policies For E_Ports - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

3. Under Security Policies, click FWCP.
4. Select one of the following consistency behavior for the required policy type (SCC, DCC, FCS).
5. Click Apply.
6. Click Yes to accept the changes.
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8. Click Close.

Authentication policy configuration

You can configure an authentication protocol policy for E_Port and F_Port authentication, and then
distribute the authentication policy to other switches in the fabric. You can also set shared secret
keys.

Configuring authentication policies for E_Ports

Use the following procedure to configure authentication policies for E_Ports.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the Security Policies tab.
3. Select Authentication on the Security Policies menu.
4. In the Authentication Type field, select FCAP or DHCHAP.
5. Select the switch authentication policy mode:
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Absent
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Tolerant
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Strict
NOTE
You can change the consistency behaviors of SCC, DCC, or FCS policy only for a primary switch.
NOTE
If the switch is not a primary switch, an error message dialog box displays.
Click No to discard the changes and click Refresh in the FWCP Configuration window to
manually refresh the window.
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On Strict authentication is enforced on all E_Ports.
Active The switches can be connected to a switch with any
type of policy.

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