Chapter 8
| General Security Measures
Web Authentication
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Web Authentication
Web authentication allows stations to authenticate and access the network in
situations where 802.1X or Network Access authentication are infeasible or
impractical. The web authentication feature allows unauthenticated hosts to
request and receive a DHCP assigned IP address and perform DNS queries. All other
traffic, except for HTTP protocol traffic, is blocked. The switch intercepts HTTP
protocol traffic and redirects it to a switch-generated web page that facilitates user
name and password authentication via RADIUS. Once authentication is successful,
the web browser is forwarded on to the originally requested web page. Successful
authentication is valid for all hosts connected to the port.
Note:
RADIUS authentication must be activated and configured for the web
authentication feature to work properly (see
“Authentication Sequence” on
page 168
).
Note:
Web authentication cannot be configured on trunk ports.
Table 49: Web Authentication
Command
Function
Mode
web-auth login-attempts
Defines the limit for failed web authentication login
attempts
GC
web-auth quiet-period
Defines the amount of time to wait after the limit for
failed login attempts is exceeded.
GC
web-auth session-timeout
Defines the amount of time a session remains valid
GC
web-auth system-auth-control
Enables web authentication globally for the switch
GC
web-auth
Enables web authentication for an interface
IC
web-auth re-authenticate (Port)
Ends all web authentication sessions on the port and
forces the users to re-authenticate
PE
web-auth re-authenticate (IP)
Ends the web authentication session associated with the
designated IP address and forces the user to re-
authenticate
PE
show web-auth
Displays global web authentication parameters
PE
show web-auth interface
Displays interface-specific web authentication
parameters and statistics
PE
show web-auth summary
Displays a summary of web authentication port
parameters and statistics
PE
Summary of Contents for EX-3524
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Page 34: ...Section I Getting Started 34 ...
Page 58: ...Chapter 1 Initial Switch Configuration Setting the System Clock 58 ...
Page 72: ...Chapter 2 Using the Command Line Interface CLI Command Groups 72 ...
Page 156: ...Chapter 5 SNMP Commands Notification Log Commands 156 ...
Page 164: ...Chapter 6 Remote Monitoring Commands 164 ...
Page 218: ...Chapter 7 Authentication Commands Management IP Filter 218 ...
Page 268: ...Chapter 8 General Security Measures Port based Traffic Segmentation 268 ...
Page 292: ...Chapter 9 Access Control Lists ACL Information 292 ...
Page 312: ...Chapter 10 Interface Commands Power Savings 312 ...
Page 324: ...Chapter 11 Link Aggregation Commands Trunk Status Display Commands 324 ...
Page 366: ...Chapter 15 Address Table Commands 366 ...
Page 428: ...Chapter 17 VLAN Commands Configuring Voice VLANs 428 ...
Page 572: ...Chapter 25 IP Interface Commands IPv6 Interface 572 ...
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