HP 6125XLG R2306-HP 6125XLG Blade Switch Security Configuration Guide - Page 72

Access device as the initiator, 802.1X authentication procedures

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the authentication server does not support the multicast address, you must use an 802.1X client (for example, the HP iNode 802.1X client) that can send broadcast EAPOL-Start packets. Access device as the initiator The access device initiates authentication, if a client cannot send EAPOL-Start packets. One example is the 802.1X client available with Windows XP. The access device supports the following modes: • Multicast trigger mode-The access device multicasts Identity EAP-Request packets periodically (every 30 seconds by default) to initiate 802.1X authentication. • Unicast trigger mode-Upon receiving a frame with the source MAC address not in the MAC address table, the access device sends an Identity EAP-Request packet out of the receiving port to the unknown MAC address. It retransmits the packet if no response has been received within a certain time interval. 802.1X authentication procedures 802.1X authentication provides two methods: EAP relay and EAP termination. You choose either mode depending on support of the RADIUS server for EAP packets and EAP authentication methods. • EAP relay mode: EAP relay is defined in IEEE 802.1X. In this mode, the network device uses EAPOR packets to send authentication information to the RADIUS server, as shown in Figure 28. Figure 28 EAP relay In EAP relay mode, the client must use the same authentication method as the RADIUS server. On the network access device, you only need to use the dot1x authentication-method eap command to enable EAP relay. • EAP termination mode: In EAP termination mode, the network access device terminates the EAP packets received from the client, encapsulates the client authentication information in standard RADIUS packets, and uses PAP or CHAP to authenticate to the RADIUS server, as shown in Figure 29. Figure 29 EAP termination 63

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the authentication server does not support the multicast address, you must use an 802.1X client (for
example, the HP iNode 802.1X client) that can send broadcast EAPOL-Start packets.
Access device as the initiator
The access device initiates authentication, if a client cannot send EAPOL-Start packets. One example is
the 802.1X client available with Windows XP.
The access device supports the following modes:
Multicast trigger mode
—The access device multicasts Identity EAP-Request packets periodically
(every 30 seconds by default) to initiate 802.1X authentication.
Unicast trigger mode
—Upon receiving a frame with the source MAC address not in the MAC
address table, the access device sends an Identity EAP-Request packet out of the receiving port to
the unknown MAC address. It retransmits the packet if no response has been received within a
certain time interval.
802.1X authentication procedures
802.1X authentication provides two methods: EAP relay and EAP termination. You choose either mode
depending on support of the RADIUS server for EAP packets and EAP authentication methods.
EAP relay mode:
EAP relay is defined in IEEE 802.1X. In this mode, the network device uses EAPOR packets to send
authentication information to the RADIUS server, as shown in
Figure 28
.
Figure 28
EAP relay
In EAP relay mode, the client must use the same authentication method as the RADIUS server. On
the network access device, you only need to use the
dot1x
authentication-method eap
command
to enable EAP relay.
EAP termination mode:
In EAP termination mode, the network access device terminates the EAP packets received from the
client, encapsulates the client authentication information in standard RADIUS packets, and uses
PAP or CHAP to authenticate to the RADIUS server, as shown in
Figure 29
.
Figure 29
EAP termination