Specifications

Security Configuration Command Set
Configuring MAC Authentication
10-30 SecureStack A2 Configuration Guide
10.3.3 Configuring MAC Authentication
Purpose
To review, disable, enable, and configure MAC authentication. This feature allows the switch to
authenticate source MAC addresses in an exchange with an authentication server. The authenticator
(switch) takes the 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.
Commands
The commands needed to review, enable, disable, and configure MAC authentication are listed
below and described in the associated section as shown:
• show macauthentication (Section 10.3.3.1)
• show macauthentication session (Section 10.3.3.2)
• set macauthentication (Section 10.3.3.3)
• set macauthentication password (Section 10.3.3.4)
• clear macauthentication password (Section 10.3.3.5)
• set macauthentication port (Section 10.3.3.6)
• clear macauthentication authallocated (Section 10.3.3.7)
• set macauthentication portinitialize (Section 10.3.3.8)
• set macauthentication macinitialize (Section 10.3.3.9)
• set macauthentication reauthentication (Section 10.3.3.10)
• set macauthentication portreauthenticate (Section 10.3.3.11)
• set macauthentication macreauthenticate (Section 10.3.3.12)
• set macauthentication reauthperiod (Section 10.3.3.13)
• clear macauthentication reauthperiod (Section 10.3.3.14)
NOTE: A2 switches only support authentication of one MAC address per port.