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E_Port authentication between Fabric OS and M-EOS switches
14
Authentication policy when the secrets are not correct
Table 61 and Table 62 show the connection status for the cases where the authentication secrets
are incorrect. Table 61 shows the E_Port connection status when the Fabric OS switch does not
have the correct secret for the M-EOS switch.
In this case, when the Fabric OS switch is in Active or On mode, and the M-EOS switch is Off, the
E_Port does not connect because the Fabric OS switch rejects the authentication based on the
secret mismatch. However,
Table 62 shows the opposite case where the M-EOS switch has the
incorrect peer secret for the Fabric OS switch. In the same condition, when the Fabric OS switch is
in Active or On mode, and the M-EOS is Off, the E_Port does connect (one-way authentication)
because the M-EOS will not perform authentication. The fact that the secret is wrong is
insignificant.
TABLE 61 Switch authentication policy - Fabric OS switch with incorrect peer secret for M-EOS switch
Fabric OS Passive Active On Off
M-EOS
On No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject,
it will disable the
Fabric OS port. When
the M-EOS switch
generates the reject,
it will go to an invalid
attachment state. No
E_Port does not connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
will disable the Fabric OS
port. When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it will go to an
invalid attachment state. No
E_Port does not connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
will disable the Fabric OS
port. When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it will go to an
invalid attachment state. No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
will disable the Fabric
OS port. When the
M-EOS switch
generates the reject, it
will go to an invalid
attachment state.
Off Yes
Connected without
any authentication
(Fabric builds
normally). No
E_Port does not connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
will disable the Fabric OS
port. When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it will go to an
invalid attachment state. No
E_Port does not connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
will disable the Fabric OS
port. When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it will go to an
invalid attachment state. Yes
Connected without any
authentication (Fabric
builds normally).