FW 08.01.00 McDATA E/OS Command Line Interface User Manual (620-000134-740, November 2005)

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CLI Commands
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config
Some security configuration commands (namely those under the
fabricBinding branch) are different from other CLI commands in that
they are not single action commands that take effect immediately.
These commands implement a rudimentary membership list editor.
A user works on a temporary copy of a membership list in the editor
and can perform actions such as adding or deleting fabric members.
The edited copy can then be activated to the fabric.
It should be noted that not all verification of membership lists can be
made in the pending copy. Therefore, it is possible that a user will
build up a pending membership list definition without errors, but
will encounter errors when saving to the fabric. It should also be
noted that the state of the pending configuration must be set to
restrict in order to make any changes to the (pending) fabric
membership list.
config.security.authentication.interface.api.outgoing
Syntax outgoing enabledState
Purpose This command determines if outgoing CHAP authentication is used
on all API sessions. If this is enabled, the switch will issue a CHAP
challenge to authenticate all new API connections.
Parameters This command has one parameter:
Command Example
Root> config security authentication interface api
outgoing enable
config.security.authentication.interface.api.sequence
Syntax sequence method1 [method2]
Purpose This command sets the sequence that the API interface will use to
authenticate. When the preferred method cannot be contacted, the
backup method will be used to authenticate the API session.
enabledState This parameter enables and disables
outgoing CHAP authentication for API
sessions. Valid values for this parameter are
enable or disable. Boolean 1 and 0 values may
also be substituted.