Setting the Maximum Reauthentication Retry Count on an Interface
You can set the maximum number of times that the Cisco NX-OS device retransmits reauthentication requests
to the supplicant on an interface before the session times out. The default is 2 times and the range is from 1
to 10.
Before you begin
Enable the 802.1X feature on the Cisco NX-OS device.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
interface ethernet slot/port
3.
dot1x max-reauth-req retry-count
4.
exit
5.
(Optional)
show dot1x all
6.
(Optional)
copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Purpose
Command or Action
Enters global configuration mode.
configure terminal
Example:
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Selects the interface to configure and enters interface
configuration mode.
interface ethernet slot/port
Example:
Step 2
switch(config)# interface ethernet 2/1
switch(config-if)#
Changes the maximum reauthentication request retry count.
The default is 2 times and the range is from 1 to 10.
dot1x max-reauth-req retry-count
Example:
Step 3
switch(config-if)# dot1x max-reauth-req 3
Exits interface configuration mode.
exit
Example:
Step 4
switch(config)# exit
switch#
Displays all 802.1X feature status and configuration
information.
(Optional)
show dot1x all
Example:
Step 5
switch# show dot1x all
Copies the running configuration to the startup
configuration.
(Optional)
copy running-config startup-config
Example:
Step 6
switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 9.x
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Configuring 802.1X
Setting the Maximum Reauthentication Retry Count on an Interface
