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Chapter 49 Configuring 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
About 802.1X Port-Based Authentication
Figure 49-3 Authentication Flowchart
802.1X Host Mode
The 802.1X port’s host mode determines whether more than one client can be authenticated on the port and how authentication
is enforced. You can configure an 802.1X port to use any of the five host modes described in the following sections. In addition,
each mode can be modified to allow preauthentication open access:
• Single-Host Mode, page 49-7
• Multiple-Hosts Mode, page 49-7
• Multidomain Authentication Mode, page 49-7
• Multiauthentication Mode, page 49-8
• Pre-authentication Open Access, page 49-8