Cisco 2950 Software Configuration Guide - Page 460

Configuring Port Security Chapter 22 Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control Security Violations It is a security violation when one of these situations occurs: • The maximum number of secure MAC addresses have been added to the address table, and a station whose MAC address is not in the address table attempts to access the interface. • An address learned or configured on one secure interface is seen on another secure interface in the same VLAN. You can configure the interface for one of three violation modes, based on the action to be taken if a violation occurs: • protect-When the number of secure MAC addresses reaches the limit allowed on the port, packets with unknown source addresses are dropped until you remove a sufficient number of secure MAC addresses or increase the number of maximum allowable addresses. You are not notified that a security violation has occurred. • restrict-When the number of secure MAC addresses reaches the limit allowed on the port, packets with unknown source addresses are dropped until you remove a sufficient number of secure MAC addresses or increase the number of maximum allowable addresses. In this mode, you are notified that a security violation has occurred. Specifically, an SNMP trap is sent, a syslog message is logged, and the violation counter increments. • shutdown-In this mode, a port security violation causes the interface to immediately become error-disabled, and turns off the port LED. It also sends an SNMP trap, logs a syslog message, and increments the violation counter. When a secure port is in the error-disabled state, you can bring it out of this state by entering the errdisable recovery cause psecure-violation global configuration command, or you can manually re-enable it by entering the shutdown and no shutdown interface configuration commands. This is the default mode. Table 22-1 shows the violation mode and the actions taken when you configure an interface for port security. Table 22-1 Security Violation Mode Actions Traffic is Violation Mode forwarded1 Sends SNMP trap Sends syslog message Displays error message2 Violation counter increments protect No No No No No restrict No Yes Yes No Yes shutdown No Yes Yes No Yes 1. Packets with unknown source addresses are dropped until you remove a sufficient number of secure MAC addresses. 2. The switch will return an error message if you manually configure an address that would cause a security violation. Shuts down port No No Yes 22-8 Catalyst 2950 and Catalyst 2955 Switch Software Configuration Guide 78-11380-10