Security Volume Organization
Manual Version
6W101-20091012
Product Version
Release 2202
Organization
The Security Volume is organized as follows:
Features
Description
AAA
Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) provide a uniform
framework used for configuring these three security functions to
implement the network security management. This document describes:
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Introduction to AAA, RADIUS and HWTACACS
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AAA configuration
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RADIUS configuration
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HWTACACS configuration
802.1X
IEEE 802.1X (hereinafter simplified as 802.1X) is a port-based network
access control protocol that is used as the standard for LAN user access
authentication. This document describes:
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802.1X overview
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802.1X configuration
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802.1X Guest-VLAN configuration
HABP
On an HABP-capable switch, HABP packets can bypass 802.1X
authentication and MAC authentication, allowing communication among
switches in a cluster. This document describes:
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Introduction to HABP
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HABP configuration
MAC Authentication
MAC authentication provides a way for authenticating users based on
ports and MAC addresses; it requires no client software to be installed on
the hosts. This document describes:
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RADIUS-Based MAC Authentication
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Local MAC Authentication
Portal
Portal authentication, as its name implies, helps control access to the
Internet. This document describes:
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Portal overview
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Portal configuration
