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Configuring MAC Authentication

SecureStack C2 Configuration Guide 18-19

Mode

Switchcommand,read‐write.

Example

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

C2(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 18‐29).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 18-20

show macauthentication session 18-21

set macauthentication 18-22

set macauthentication password 18-22

clear macauthentication password 18-23

set macauthentication port 18-23

set macauthentication portinitialize 18-24

set macauthentication portquietperiod 18-25

clear macauthentication portquietperiod 18-25

set macauthentication macinitialize 18-26

set macauthentication reauthentication 18-26

set macauthentication portreauthenticate 18-27

set macauthentication macreauthenticate 18-27

set macauthentication reauthperiod 18-28

clear macauthentication reauthperiod 18-28

set macauthentication significant-bits 18-29

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