Chapter 8
| Authentication Commands
802.1X Port Authentication
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General Commands
dot1x default This command sets all configurable dot1x global and port settings to their default
values.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Example
Console(config)#dot1x default
Console(config)#
dot1x operation-mode Allows single or multiple hosts on an dot1x port IC
dot1x port-control Sets dot1x mode for a port interface IC
dot1x re-authentication Enables re-authentication for all ports IC
dot1x timeout quiet-period Sets the time that a switch port waits after the Max Request
Count has been exceeded before attempting to acquire a
new client
IC
dot1x timeout re-authperiod Sets the time period after which a connected client must
be re-authenticated
IC
dot1x timeout supp-timeout Sets the interval for a supplicant to respond IC
dot1x timeout tx-period Sets the time period during an authentication session that
the switch waits before re-transmitting an EAP packet
IC
dot1x re-authenticate Forces re-authentication on specific ports PE
Supplicant Commands
dot1x identity profile Configures dot1x supplicant user name and password GC
dot1x max-start Sets the maximum number of times that a port supplicant
will send an EAP start frame to the client
IC
dot1x pae supplicant Enables dot1x supplicant mode on an interface IC
dot1x timeout auth-period Sets the time that a supplicant port waits for a response
from the authenticator
IC
dot1x timeout held-period Sets the time a port waits after the maximum start count
has been exceeded before attempting to find another
authenticator
IC
dot1x timeout start-period Sets the time that a supplicant port waits before resending
an EAPOL start frame to the authenticator
IC
Information Display Commands
show dot1x Shows all dot1x related information PE
Table 48: 802.1X Port Authentication Commands (Continued)
Command Function Mode