Auth – Brocade Communications Systems 415 User Manual

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auth

Enables authentication configuration on a per-port basis and the ability to display authentication
status and statistics.

Synopsis

bcu auth --algo <port_id> <md|sha1|ms|sm>

bcu auth --policy <port_id> {on|off}

bcu auth --reinit <port_id>

bcu auth --secret <port_id> “secret_string

bcu auth --show <port_id>

bcu auth --stats <port_id>

bcu auth --statsclr <port_id>

Description

Configure and display authentication settings and status.

Operands

--algo

Sets the authentication algorithm.

port_id

Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to display information.

md|sha1|ms|sm

MD5 - A hashing algorithm that verifies a message’s integrity using
Message Digest version 5. MD5 produces a 128-bit digest and is the
required authentication mechanism for LDAP v3 servers.

SHA1 - A secure hashing algorithm that computes a 160-bit message
digest for a data file that is provided as input.

MD5SH1 - Similar to the MD5 hashing algorithm, but used for DH-CHAP
authentication

SHA1MD5 - Similar to the SHA1 hashing algorithm, but used for DH-CHAP
authentication

--policy

Turns authentication on or off. By default, the authentication policy is
disabled. If authentication is enabled, the port attempts to negotiate with the
switch. If the switch side does not participate in the authentication process,
the port skips the authentication process. If the switch participates in the
authentication and authentication fails, the port is placed in a link down
state.

port_id

Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to set the authentication policy.

on|off

Specifies the state of the authentication policy: “policy 2/1 on” means
authentication is turned on, “policy 2/1 off” means authentication is turned
off.

--reinit

Restarts the authentication on the port.

port_id

Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to restart authentication.

--secret

Sets the shared secret.

Note: You cannot clear the secret.

port_id

Specifies the ID of the port for which you want to set the shared secret.

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