Establishing Authentication Policies For Hbas - Brocade Communications Systems SN3000B Administrator's Manual

Establishing authentication policies for HBAs

To establish and enable authentication policies for HBAs as the log in to a fabric, perform the
following steps.
1. Open the Switch Administration window.
2. Click Show Advanced Mode.
3. Select the Security Policies tab.
4. Select Authentication under Security Policies.
5. Under Configure Authentication Policy, do the following.
6. If your authentication method uses a shared secret, select the Shared Secret Keys tab.
7.
8. Browse to select the switch WWN or name and domain ID, or enter the switch WWN or name
9. Enter the shared secret key for the peer device (an HBA in this case) in the Peer Shared Secret
10. Enter the shared secret for switch in the Local Shared Secret and Confirm Local Shared Secret
11. Click Add.
12. Click OK.
13. Add more shared secrets, if needed.
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The Authentication Policy Settings screen displays.
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Select the Authentication Type. The choices are FCAP, DHCHAP, or both.
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Select the Switch Authentication Policy Mode. The choices are Passive, Active, On, or Off.
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Select the Hash Type used. The choices are SHA1, MD5, or both.
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Select the DH-Group Type. The choices are 0 (no DH authentication), 1 (1024 bit), 2 (1280
bit), 3 (1536 bit), or 4 (2048 bit).
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Use the Device Authentication Policy Mode selector to set the desired mode. The choices
are On, Off, or Passive.
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Click Apply.
The Shared Secret Keys screen displays.
Select Add.
The Add Shared Secret Keys dialog box displays.
and domain ID in the Switch WWN: Name/Domain ID field.
and Confirm Peer Shared Secret fields.
fields.
An entry is added in the Switch WWN box.

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