Re-Authenticating Policies; Setting A Shared Secret Key Pair; Modifying A Shared Secret Key Pair - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Re-authenticating policies

A user who has changed authentication policy parameters or a shared secret key pair can
re-initialize the authentication.
Use the following procedure to re-authenticate policies.
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window.
2. Click Re-Authenticate (active only for F_Ports and E_Ports).
3. Close the window.

Setting a shared secret key pair

DH-CHAP requires a shared secret key pair between two entities to authenticate with each other. A
key pair consists of a local secret and a peer secret. The local secret identifies the local switch. The
peer secret identifies the entity to which the local switch may authenticate.
Use the following procedure to set a shared secret key pair.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the Security Policies tab.
3. Select Authentication on the Security Policies menu.
4. Select the Shared Secret Keys subtab.
5. Click Add.
6. Enter the Switch WWN, name, or domain ID, or use the Browse button to select a switch.
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8. In the Local Secret and Confirm Local Secret fields, enter the local secret value.
9. Click Add.
10. When you are finished adding secret key pairs for switches, click Apply.

Modifying a shared secret key pair

You can edit and modify the secret key pairs by switch.
Use the following procedure to modify a shared secret pair.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the Security Policies tab.
3. Select Authentication on the Security Policies menu.
4. Select the Shared Secret Keys subtab.
5. Select a secret key pair and click Edit.
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The Add Shared Secret Keys dialog box displays.
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