
Operation Manual – 802.1x-HABP-MAC Authentication
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 802.1x Configuration
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EAPOL
RADIUS
EAPOL- Start
EAP- Resquest / Identity
EAP- Response / Identity
EAP - Request / MD 5 challenge
EAP- Response / MD5 challenge
RADIUS Access - Request
(CHAP- Response / MD 5 challenge)
RADIUS Access- Accept
(CHAP- Success)
Port authorized
Handshake timer
......
Port unauthorized
Supplicant system
PAE
Authenticator system
PAE
RADUIS
server
EAP- Success
Handshake request
[ EAP- Request / Identity ]
Handshake response
[ EAP- Response / Identity ]
EAPOL- Logoff
Figure 1-9
Message exchange in EAP termination mode
Different from the authentication process in EAP relay mode, it is the authenticator that
generates the random challenge for encrypting the user password information in EAP
termination authentication process. Consequently, the authenticator sends the
challenge together with the username and encrypted password information from the
supplicant to the RADIUS server for authentication.
1.1.6 802.1x Timers
Several timers are used in the 802.1x authentication process to guarantee that the
supplicants, the authenticators, and the RADIUS server interact with each other in a
reasonable manner. The following are the major 802.1x timers:
z
Username request timeout timer (tx-period): This timer is used in two cases, one is
when an authenticator retransmits an EAP-Request/Identity frame and the other is