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19 Configuring certificate authentication

Certificate authentication is an advanced security authentication method. It authenticates users by using

a certificate rather than usernames and passwords.
UAM certificate authentication supports 802.1X access, portal access, and local authentication.
However, it does not support VPN or MAC address access, RSA, or roaming authentication. Some of the

certificate authentication methods support LDAP authentication.

Implementing local certificate authentication for 802.1X or
portal users

1.

Configure UAM:

a.

Manage the root certificate, server certificate, and certificate revocation list (CRL) in UAM.
The CRL records revoked certificates. For more information, see "

Managing root certificate,

server certificate, and CRL in UAM

."

b.

Add an access condition, policy, or service.
An access condition and service can be added regardless of whether or not certificate
authentication is configured. For more information, see "

Configuring access services

."

When adding an access policy, you must enable certificate authentication. The certificate type
can be EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, or EAP-PEAP. Each of EAP-TTLS and EAP-PEAP includes

EAP-PEAP-MD5, EAP-PEAP-GTC, and EAP-PEAP-MSCHAPv2.
EAP-PEAP-MD5 is an H3C proprietary EAP type and is used for LDAP authentication
exclusively. When you use EAP-PEAP-MD5, iNode clients and UAM must cooperate with an

LDAP server to implement LDAP authentication.

c.

Add an access device.
See "

Configuring access devices

."

d.

Add an access user.
The supported authentication certificate types and subtypes vary by access users as shown
in

Table 29

. For more information about access user configuration, see "

11 Managing access

users

."

Table 29 Authentication certificate types and subtypes supported by different access users

Access user type

Supported authentication certificate types and subtypes

Common access user

EAP-TLS

EAP-TTLS

EAP-PEAP-MSCHAPv2

EAP-PEAP-MD5

EAP-PEAP-GTC

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