Dot1x identity profile – Microsens MS453490M Management Guide User Manual

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802.1X Port Authentication

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Privileged Exec

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The re-authentication process verifies the connected client’s user ID and

password on the RADIUS server. During re-authentication, the client

remains connected the network and the process is handled transparently

by the dot1x client software. Only if re-authentication fails is the port

blocked.

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XAMPLE

Console#dot1x re-authenticate

Console#

dot1x identity

profile

This command sets the dot1x supplicant user name and password. Use the

no form to delete the identity settings.

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dot1x identity profile {username username | password password}
no dot1x identity profile {username | password}

username - Specifies the supplicant user name.

(Range: 1-8 characters)
password - Specifies the supplicant password.

(Range: 1-8 characters)

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No user name or password

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Global Configuration

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The global supplicant user name and password are used to identify this

switch as a supplicant when responding to an MD5 challenge from the

authenticator. These parameters must be set when this switch passes client

authentication requests to another authenticator on the network (see the

dot1x pae supplicant

command on

page 628

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XAMPLE

Console(config)#dot1x identity profile username steve

Console(config)#dot1x identity profile password excess

Console(config)#

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