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Configuring Port-Based and User-Based Access Control (802.1X)
Displaying 802.1X Configuration, Statistics, and Counters
Figure 13-12.Example of show port-access authenticator config Command
Table 13-2. Field Descriptions of show port-access authenticator config Command Output (Figure 13-12) 
Field Description
Port-access 
authenticator activated 
Whether 802.1X authentication is enabled or disabled on specified port(s).
Port  Port number on switch.
Re-auth Period Period of time (in seconds) after which clients connected to the port need to be re-
authenticated.
Access Control Port’s authentication mode:
Auto: Network access is allowed to any connected device that supports 802.1X 
authentication and provides valid 802.1X credentials. 
Authorized: Network access is allowed to any device connected to the port, regardless of 
whether it meets 802.1X criteria. 
Unauthorized: Network access is blocked to any device connected to the port, regardless of 
whether the device meets 802.1X criteria.
Max reqs Number of authentication attempts that must time-out before authentication fails and the 
authentication session ends.
Quiet Period Period of time (in seconds) during which the port does not try to acquire a supplicant.
TX Timeout Period of time (in seconds) that the port waits to retransmit the next EAPOL PDU during an 
authentication session.
Supplicant Timeout Period of time (in seconds) that the switch waits for a supplicant response to an EAP request.
Server Timeout Period of time (in seconds) that the switch waits for a server response to an authentication 
request.
Cntrl Dir Directions in which flow of incoming and outgoing traffic is blocked on 802.1X-aware port 
that has not yet entered the authenticated state:
Both: Incoming and outgoing traffic is blocked on port until authentication occurs. 
In: Only incoming traffic is blocked on port before authentication occurs. Outgoing traffic with 
unknown destination addresses is flooded on the unauthenticated 802.1X-aware port. 
HP Switch(config)# show port-access authenticator config 
 Port Access Authenticator Configuration
Port-access authenticator activated [No] : Yes 
Allow RADIUS-assigned dynamic (GVRP) VLANs [No] : No
  
       | Re-auth Access   Max   Quiet   TX       Supplicant Server   Cntrl
  Port | Period  Control  Reqs  Period  Timeout  Timeout    Timeout  Dir  
  ---- + ------- -------- ----- ------- -------- ---------- -------- -----
  1    | No      Auto     2     60      30       30         30       both
  2    | No      Auto     2     60      30       30         30       in    
  ...