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Configuring MAC Authentication

SecureStack B3 Configuration Guide 20-19

Mode

Switchcommand,read‐write.

Example

ThisexampleshowshowtocleartheEAPOLauthenticationmodeforportge.1.3:

B3(su)->clear eapol auth-mode ge.1.3

Configuring MAC Authentication

Purpose

Toreview,disable,enableandconfigureMACauthentication.Thisauthenticationmethodallows

thedevicetoauthenticatesourceMA Caddressesinanexchangewithanauthenticationserver.

Theauthenticator(switch)sel ectsasourceMACseenonaMAC‐authenticationenabledportand

submitsittoabackendclientforauthentication.Thebackend

clientusestheMACaddressstored

password,ifrequired,ascredentialsforanauthenticationattempt.Ifaccepted,astring

representinganaccesspolicymaybereturned.Ifpresent,theswitchappliestheassociatedpolicy

rules.

YoucanspecifyamasktoapplytoMACaddresseswhenauthenticatingusersthroughaRADIUS



server(see“setmacauthenticationsignificant‐bits ”onpage 20‐29).Themostcommonuseof

significantbitmasksisforauthenticationofallMACaddressesforaspecificvendor.

Commands

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show macauthentication 20-20

show macauthentication session 20-21

set macauthentication 20-22

set macauthentication password 20-22

clear macauthentication password 20-23

set macauthentication port 20-23

set macauthentication portinitialize 20-24

set macauthentication portquietperiod 20-25

clear macauthentication portquietperiod 20-25

set macauthentication macinitialize 20-26

set macauthentication reauthentication 20-26

set macauthentication portreauthenticate 20-27

set macauthentication macreauthenticate 20-27

set macauthentication reauthperiod 20-28

clear macauthentication reauthperiod 20-28

set macauthentication significant-bits 20-29

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