Sun Microsystems 5802 User Manual

Chapter 4

Managing Fabric Security

5.  Click the Save button to save the security configuration to a file.

6.  In the File Password dialog, enter a password and click the Yes button to save the 

file with a password and close the File Password dialog. Or, click the No button 
to save the file without a password and close the File Password dialog.

Activating a Security Set

Only one security set can be active at one time. To activate a security set, do the 
following:

1. On the faceplate display, open the Security menu and select Activate Security Set 

to open the Activate Security Set dialog. 

2.  In the Activate Security Set dialog, select a security set from the drop-down list.

3.  Click the Activate button to activate the security set.

Deactivating a Security Set

Only one security set can be active at one time. To deactivate an active security set, 
do the following: 

1. In the faceplate display, open the Security menu and select Deactivate Security 

Set.

2.  In the Deactivate dialog, click the Yes button to confirm that you want to 

deactivate the active security set.

Using RADIUS Servers

Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) provides a method to 
centralize the management of authentication passwords in larger networks. It has a 
client/server model, where the server is the password repository and third party 
authentication point and the clients are all of the managed devices. RADIUS can be 
configured for devices and/or user accounts. The RADIUS server dialogs are 
available only on a secure fabric connection (SSL) and on the entry switch (out of 
band switch). Refer to 

 and 

 for more information. 

RADIUS is designed to authenticate users and devices using a challenge/response 
protocol. Basic implementations consist of a central RADIUS server containing a 
database of authorized users as well as authentication information. A RADIUS client 
wishing to verify the authenticity of a user issues a challenge to the user and collects