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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 45 Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP
DHCHAP
Figure 45-1 Switch and Host Authentication
DHCHAP
DHCHAP is an authentication protocol that authenticates the devices connecting to a switch. Fibre
Channel authentication allows only trusted devices to be added to a fabric, thus preventing unauthorized
devices from accessing the switch.
Note The terms FC-SP and DHCHAP are used interchangeably in this chapter.
DHCHAP is a mandatory password-based, key-exchange authentication protocol that supports both
switch-to-switch and host-to-switch authentication. DHCHAP negotiates hash algorithms and DH
groups before performing authentication. It supports MD5 and SHA-1 algorithm-based authentication.
Configuring the DHCHAP feature requires the ENTERPRISE_PKG license (see Chapter 10, “Obtaining
and Installing Licenses”).
To configure DHCHAP authentication using the local password database, follow these steps:
Step 1 Enable DHCHAP.
Step 2 Identify and configure the DHCHAP authentication modes.
Storage
Subsytems
Unauthorized
hosts and switches
FC-SP
(DH-CHAP)
FC-SP
(DH-CHAP)
Trusted hosts
RADIUS server
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