Chapter 18 Port Authentication
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Figure 114
I EEE 802.1x Aut hent icat ion Pr ocess
18.1.3 MAC Authentication
MAC aut hent icat ion w or ks in a ver y sim ilar way t o I EEE 802.1x aut hent icat ion. The m ain differ ence
is t hat t he Sw it ch does not pr om pt t he client for login cr edent ials. The login cr edent ials ar e based
on t he sour ce MAC addr ess of t he client connect ing t o a por t on t he Sw it ch along wit h a passwor d
configured specifically for MAC aut hent icat ion on t he Sw it ch.
Figure 115
MAC Aut hent icat ion Pr ocess
New Connection
Authentication Request
Authentication Reply
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Login Credentials
Login Info Request
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2
Session Granted/Denied
New Connection
Authentication Request
Authentication Reply
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Session Granted/Denied