Enterasys SecureStack C2 User Manual

Overview of Security Methods
18-2 Security Configuration
authenticateandgrantappropriateaccesstoenduserdevicescommunicatingwith
SecureStackC2ports.FordetailsonusingCLIcommandstoconfigure802.1X,referto
“Configuring802.1XAuthentication”onpage 18‐9.
•MACAuthentication–providesamechanismforadministratorstosecurelyauthenticate
sourceMACaddressesandgrantappropriateaccessto
enduserdevicescommunicatingwith
SecureStackC2ports.Fordetails,referto“ConfiguringMACAuthentication”onpage 18‐19.
•MultipleAuthenticationMethods–allowsuserstoauthenticateusingmultiplemethodsof
authenticationonthesameport.Fordetails,referto“ConfiguringMultipleAuthentication
Methods”onpage 18‐30.
•Multi‐UserAuthentication–
OntheSecureStackC2,theonlytypeofmultipleuser
authenticationsupportedis“User+IPPhone”.TheUser+IPPhoneauthenticationfeature
supportsauthenticationandauthorizationoftwodevices,specificallyaPCcascadedwithan
IPphone,onasingleportontheC2.TheIPphonemust
authenticateusingMACor802.1X
authentication,buttheusermayauthentica tebyanymethod.Thisfeatureallowsboththe
user’sPCandIPphonetosimultaneouslyauthenticateonasingleportandeachreceivea
uniquelevelofnetworkaccess.Fordetails,referto“ConfiguringMulti‐UserAuthentication
(User+
IPphone)”onpage 18‐30.
•RFC3580TunnelAttributesprovideamechanismtocontainan802.1Xauthenticatedusertoa
VLANregardlessofthePVID.UptosixuserscanbeconfiguredperGigabitport.Referto
“ConfiguringVLANAuthorization(RFC3580)”onpage 18‐41.
•MACLocking–locksa
porttooneormoreMACaddresses,preventingtheuseof
unauthorizeddevicesandMACspoofingontheportFordetails,referto“ConfiguringMAC
Locking”onpage 18‐46.
•PortWebAuthentication(PWA)–locksdownaportauserisattached tountilaftertheuser
logsinusing
awebbrowsertoaccesstheswitch.Theswi tchwillpassalllogininformation
fromtheendstationtoaRADIUSserverforauthenticationbeforeturningtheporton.PWAis
analternativeto802.1XandMACauthentication.Fordetails,referto“ConfiguringPortWeb
Authentication(PWA)”onpage 18‐57.
•SecureShell(SSH)–providessecureTelnet.Fordetails,referto“ConfiguringSecureShell
(SSH)”onpage 18‐68.
•IPAccessLists(ACLs)–permitsordeniesaccesstoroutinginterfacesbasedonprotocoland
inboundand/oroutboundIPaddressrestrictionsconfiguredinaccesslists.Fordetails,referto
“ConfiguringAccess
Lists”onpage 18‐70.
RADIUS Filter-ID Attribute and Dynamic Policy Profile Assignment
IfyouconfigureanauthenticationmethodthatrequirescommunicationwithaRADIUSserver,
youcanusetheRADIUSFilter‐IDattributetodynamicallyassignapolicyprofileand/or
managementleveltoauthenticatingusersand/ordevices.
TheRADIUSFilter‐IDattributeissimplyastringthatisformattedintheRADIUSAccess‐
Accept
packetsentbackfromtheRADIUSservertotheswitchduringtheauthenticationprocess.
Note: To configure EAP pass-through, which allows client authentication packets to be forwarded
through the switch to an upstream device, 802.1X authentication must be globally disabled with the
set dot1x command.
Note: C2 devices support up to eight authenticated users per port.

Enterasys SecureStack C2 Specifications

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Model	SecureStack C2
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