Distributing Authentication Policies; Re-Authenticating Policies; Setting A Shared Secret Key Pair - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B Administrator's Manual

5. Set the switch authentication mode to either off or passive and click Apply.

Distributing authentication policies

Authentication policies are distributed only if all the selected switches accept the distribution. Only
the policy mode is distributed to the selected switches. The switch initiating the distribution must
accept distribution.
To distribute authentication policies, perform the following steps.
1. Open the Switch Administration window as described in
2. Select the Security Policies tab.
3. Select Authentication on the Security Policies menu.
4. Click Distribute Policy.
5. Select the switches or click the button to distribute to all.
6. Click OK.

Re-authenticating policies

A user who has changed authentication policy parameters or a shared secret key pair can
re-initialize the authentication.
To re-authenticate policies, perform the following steps.
1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Admin tab.
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.
To set a shared secret key pair, perform the following steps.
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.
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The Port Admin tab displays with the port selected.
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The Add Shared Secret Keys dialog box displays.
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