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authentication event
authenticatio n event
To configure the actions for authentication events, use the authentication event interface configuration
command. To return to the default settings, use the no form of this command.
authentication event fail [retry count ] action [authorize vlan vlan | next-method}
authentication event server {alive action reinitialize | dead action authorize [vlan vla n] | vo ice
| dead action reinitialize [vlan vlan]}}
authentic ation ev ent no- respo nse actio n autho rize vl an vla n]}
no authentication event {fail} | {server {alive | dead}} | {no-response}
Syntax Description
Command Default The default settings are as follows:
• The cou nt is 2 by default.
• The current authentication method is retried indefinitely (and fails each time) until the AAA server
becomes reachable.
Command Modes Interface configur ation mode
Usage Guidelines The authentication even t fail command replaces the following 802.1X commands, which are
deprecated in Cisco IOS Release 12. 2(50)SG and later rel eases:
• [no] dot1x auth-fail max-att empts count
• [no] dot1x auth-fail vlan vlan
fail Specifies the behavior when an authentication fails due to bad user
credentials.
retry count (Optional) Specifies the number of times to retry failed authentications.
Range is 0 to 5. Default is 2.
fail action authorize
vlan vlan
When authentication fails due to wrong user credentials, authorizes the port
to a particular VLAN.
fail actio n
next-method
Specifies that the required action for an authentication event moves to the
next authentication method.
server alive action
reinitialize
Configures the authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server
alive actions as reinitialize all authorized clients for authentication events.
server dead action
authorize [vlan vlan |
voice
Configures the AAA server dead actions to authorize data or voice clients
for the authentication events.
server dead action
reinitialize vlan vlan
Configures the AAA server dead actions to reinitialize all authorized data
clients for authentication events.
no-response action
authorize
When the client does not support 802.1x, authorizes the port to a p articular
VLAN.