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802.1X Port Authentication
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This command displays the following information:
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Global 802.1X Parameters – Shows whether or not 802.1X port
authentication is globally enabled on the switch ( page 635 ).
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Authenticator Parameters – Shows whether or not EAPOL pass-through
is enabled ( page 634 ).
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Supplicant Parameters – Shows the supplicant user name used when
the switch responds to an MD5 challenge from an authenticator
( page 641 ).
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802.1X Port Summary – Displays the port access control parameters
for each interface that has enabled 802.1X, including the following
items:
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Type – Administrative state for port access control (Enabled,
Authenticator, or Supplicant).
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Operation Mode – Allows single or multiple hosts ( page 636 ).
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Control Mode – Dot1x port control mode ( page 637 ).
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Authorized – Authorization status (yes or n/a - not authorized).
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802.1X Port Details – Displays the port access control parameters for
each interface, including the following items:
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Reauthentication – Periodic re-authentication ( page 638 ).
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Reauth Period – Time after which a connected client must be re-
authenticated ( page 639 ).
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Quiet Period – Time a port waits after Max Request Count is
exceeded before attempting to acquire a new client ( page 638 ).
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TX Period – Time a port waits during authentication session before
re-transmitting EAP packet ( page 640 ).
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Supplicant Timeout – Supplicant timeout.
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Server Timeout – Server timeout.
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Reauth Max Retries – Maximum number of reauthentication
attempts.
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Max Request – Maximum number of times a port will retransmit an
EAP request/identity packet to the client before it times out the
authentication session ( page 636 ).
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Operation Mode– Shows if single or multiple hosts (clients) can
connect to an 802.1X-authorized port.
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Port Control–Shows the dot1x mode on a port as auto, force-
authorized, or force-unauthorized ( page 637 ).
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Intrusion Action– Sets the port response to intrusion when
authentication fails ( page 635 ).
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Supplicant– MAC address of authorized client.
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Authenticator State Machine
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State – Current state (including initialize, disconnected, connecting,
authenticating, authenticated, aborting, held, force_authorized,
force_unauthorized).
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Reauth Count– Number of times connecting state is re-entered.