HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100133 - Page 175

Authentication policy for fabric elements 7 Example of setting the Device policy to passive mode: switch:admin> authutil --policy -dev passive Warning: Activating the authentication policy requires DH-CHAP secrets on both switch and device. Otherwise, the F-port will be disabled during next F-port bring-up. ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Device authentication is set to PASSIVE AUTH policy restrictions All fabric element authentication configurations are performed on a local switch basis. Device authentication policy supports devices that are connected to the switch in point-to-point manner and is visible to the entire fabric. The following are not supported: • Public loop devices • Single private devices • Private loop devices • Mixed public and private devices in loop • NPIV devices • FICON channels • Configupload and download will not be supported for the following AUTH attributes: auth type, hash type, group type. Supported HBAs The following HBAs support authentication: • Emulex LP11000 (Tested with Storport Miniport v2.0 windows driver) • Qlogic QLA2300 (Tested with Solaris v5.04 driver) • Brocade Fibre Channel HBA models 415, 425, 815 and 825 Authentication protocols Use the authUtil command to perform the following tasks: • Display the current authentication parameters. • Select the authentication protocol used between switches. • Select the DH (Diffie-Hellman) group for a switch. Run the authUtil command on the switch you want to view or change. Below are the different options to specify which DH group you want to use. • 00 - DH Null option • 01 - 1024 bit key • 02 - 1280 bit key • 03 - 1536 bit key • 04 - 2048 bit key Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 133 53-1001336-01