SGS-6341-Series User Manual

42.1.5.2 EAP Termination Mode
In this mode, EAP messages will be terminated in the access control unit and mapped into
RADIUS messages, which is used to implement the authentication, authorization and
fee-counting. The basic operation flow is illustrated in the next figure.
In EAP termination mode, the access control unit and the RADIUS server can use PAP or
CHAP authentication method. The following figure will demonstrate the basic operation flow
using CHAP authentication method.
Figure 42-12: the Authentication Flow of 802.1x EAP Termination Mode
42.1.6 The Extension and Optimization of 802.1x
Besides supporting the port-based access authentication method specified by the protocol,
devices also extend and optimize it when implementing the EAP relay mode and EAP
termination mode of 802.1x.
 Supports some applications in the case of which one physical port can have more than
one users
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