HP 6120XG HP ProCurve Series 6120 Blade Switches Access Security Guide - Page 384

Configuring Port-Based and User-Based Access Control (802.1X) Displaying 802.1X Configuration, Statistics, and Counters Table 10-3. Field Descriptions of show port-access authenticator config Command Output (Figure 10-11) Field Port-access authenticator activated Port Re-auth Period Access Control Max reqs Quiet Period TX Timeout Supplicant Timeout Server Timeout Cntrl Dir Description Whether 802.1X authentication is enabled or disabled on specified port(s). Port number on switch. Period of time (in seconds) after which clients connected to the port need to be reauthenticated. Port's authentication mode: Auto: Network access is allowed to any connected device that supports 802.1X authentication and provides valid 802.1X credentials. Authorized: Network access is allowed to any device connected to the port, regardless of whether it meets 802.1X criteria. Unauthorized: Network access is blocked to any device connected to the port, regardless of whether the device meets 802.1X criteria. Number of authentication attempts that must time-out before authentication fails and the authentication session ends. Period of time (in seconds) during which the port does not try to acquire a supplicant. Period of time (in seconds) that the port waits to retransmit the next EAPOL PDU during an authentication session. Period of time (in seconds) that the switch waits for a supplicant response to an EAP request. Period of time (in seconds) that the switch waits for a server response to an authentication request. Directions in which flow of incoming and outgoing traffic is blocked on 802.1X-aware port that has not yet entered the authenticated state: Both: Incoming and outgoing traffic is blocked on port until authentication occurs. In: Only incoming traffic is blocked on port before authentication occurs. Outgoing traffic with unknown destination addresses is flooded on the unauthenticated 802.1X-aware port. 10-54