Security Configuration Command Set
Configuring Port Web Authentication (PWA)
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Matrix DFE-Platinum and Diamond Series Configuration Guide
14.3.6.11 set pwa protocol
Use this command to set the port web authentication protocol.
set pwa protocol
{
chap
|
pap
}
Syntax Description
Command Defaults
None.
Command Type
Switch command.
Command Mode
Read-Write.
Example
This example shows how to set a the PWA protocol to CHAP:
chap
|
pap
Sets the PWA protocol to:
•
CHAP (PPP Challenge Handshake Protocol) -
encrypts the username and password between the
end-station and the switch port.
•
PAP (Password Authentication Protocol- does not
provide any encryption between the end-station the
switch port.
Matrix(rw)->
set pwa protocol chap