EAP (Port) Configuration Screen
Accessing Local Management
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Authentication State
(Cont’d)
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aborting: The port enters this state from authenticating when any
event occurs that interrupts the login exchange.
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held: After any login failure, this state is entered where the port
remains for the number of seconds equal to quietPeriod (can be set
using mib).
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forceAuth: Management has set this in “Port Control”. This allows
normal, unsecured switching on this port.
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forceUnauth: Management has set this in “Port Control”.
Absolutely no frames are forwarded to or from this port.
Backend State
(Read-Only)
See the current backend state of each port.
The backend state machine controls the protocol interaction between
the authenticator (the switch) and the authentication server (typically a
radius server).
These following seven states are the possible internal states for the
authenticator. Some states are simply pass-through states causing a
small action and immediately moving to a new state. Therefore, you
may not observe all of the states in this interface.
For more detail, please see the IEEE Standard 802.1X-20001, Port
Based Network Access Control.
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request: The port has received a request from the server and is
waiting for a response from the supplicant.
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response: The port has received a response from the server and is
waiting for either another request or an accept or reject from the
server.
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success: The port has received a success from the server. Send a
success to the supplicant and move to idle.
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fail: The port has received a reject from the server. Send a fail to the
supplicant and move to idle.
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timeout: The port has timed-out during the authentication exchange.
Table 3-11 EAP Port Configuration Screen Field Descriptions (Continued)
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