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802.1X
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Important Points to Remember
FTOS supports 802.1X with EAP-MD5, EAP-OTP, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAPv0, PEAPv1, and 
MS-CHAPv2 with PEAP.
All platforms support only RADIUS as the authentication server.
On E-Series ExaScale, if the primary RADIUS server becomes unresponsive, the authenticator begins 
using a secondary RADIUS server, if configured.
802.1X is not supported on port-channels or port-channel members.
On the C-series and S-Series platforms
Traffic may be forwarded on an 802.1X-enabled port that is in an unauthorized state and 
interoperates with a device through a MAC-authentication bypass (MAB) or the guest VLAN. 
802.1X authentication on the port returns to normal operation only after a port flap or if you 
disable and then re-enable 802.1X authentication on the port.
If you enable multi-supplicant authorization on a port, configure a maximum number of 
supplicants that can be authenticated, and enable periodic re-authentication, if some of the 
supplicants fail re-authentication, these unauthorized supplicants are still counted in the total 
number of supplicants that can access the port. 
Traffic may be transmitted on an 802.1X-enabled port before the port changes to an authorized 
state.
A MAB-authenticated port becomes unauthorized after an RPM failover.
Enabling 802.1X
802.1X must be enabled globally and at interface level.
Figure 7-4.  Enabling 802.1X
Supplicant
Authenticator
Authentication
        Server
2/1
2/2
Force10(conf )#dot1x authentication
Force10(conf )#interface range gigabitethernet 2/1 - 2
Force10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1-2)#dot1x authentication
Force10(conf-if-range-gi-2/1-2)#show config
!
interface GigabitEthernet 2/1
 ip address 2.2.2.2/24
 dot1x authentication
 no shutdown
!
interface GigabitEthernet 2/2
 ip address 1.0.0.1/24
 dot1x authentication
 no shutdown