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Switch authentication policy-M-EOS switch with the incorrect peer secret for Fabric OS switch
If the same secret is used on both the Fabric OS switch and the M-EOS switch, it will be treated as
an incorrect secret.
Dumb switch authentication
A dumb switch refers to a switch that does not know anything about authentication. An M-EOS
switch becomes a dumb switch when it does not have the authentication feature keys enabled
(specifically the SANtegrity 1 and SANtegrity 2 feature keys). A Fabric OS switch becomes a dumb
switch when the authentication is configured to Off (See previous section for a description of Fabric
OS switch authentication Off conditions). How authentication is affected when the M-EOS switch
does not have the feature keys enabled is discussed in this section.
on page 316 shows how authentication is affected when a Fabric OS switch is connected
to a dumb M-EOS switch.
Fabric OS
Passive
Active
On
Off
M-EOS
On
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject, it
disables the Fabric OS
port. When the M-EOS
switch generates the
reject, it goes to an
invalid attachment
state.
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject,
it disables the Fabric
OS port. When the
M-EOS switch
generates the reject,
it goes to an invalid
attachment state.
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When the
Fabric OS switch
generates the reject,
it disables the Fabric
OS port. When the
M-EOS switch
generates the reject,
it goes to an invalid
attachment state.
No
E_Port does not
connect
(Authentication
Rejected). When
the Fabric OS
switch generates
the reject, it
disables the
Fabric OS port.
When the M-EOS
switch generates
the reject, it
goes to an
invalid
attachment
state.
Off
Yes
Connected without any
authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
Yes*
Connected with
one-way
authentication; only
one of connected
switches performs
Authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
Yes*
Connected with
one-way
authentication; only
one of connected
switches performs
Authentication (Fabric
builds normally).
Yes
Connected
without any
authentication
(Fabric builds
normally).