HP StorageWorks 8/80 Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-100119 - Page 258

17 Authentication policy configuration Distributing authentication policies NOTE You cannot distribute authentication policies in AD0 unless it is the only Admin Domain. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 41. 2. Click the Security Policies tab. 3. Click Authentication on the Security Policies menu. 4. Click Distribute Policy. 5. Select the switches or click the button to distribute to all. 6. Click OK. Authentication policies are distributed only if all the selected switches accept the distribution. Only the policy mode is distributed to the selected switches. The switch initiating the distribution must accept distribution. Re-authenticating policies A user who has changed authentication policy parameters or a shared secret key pair can reinitialize the authentication. 1. Click a port in the Switch View to open the Port Administration window The Port Administration window appears with the port selected. 2. Click Re-Authenticate (active only for F_Ports and E_Ports). 3. Close the window. Setting a shared secret key pair DH-CHAP requires a shared secret key pair between two entities to authenticate with each other. A key pair consists of a local secret and a peer secret. The local secret identifies the local switch. The peer secret identifies the entity to which the local switch may authenticate. 1. Open the Switch Administration window as described on page 41. 2. Click the Security Policies tab. 3. Click Authentication on the Security Policies menu. 4. Click the Shared Secret Keys subtab. 5. Click Add. 230 Web Tools Administrator's Guide 53-1001194-01