GarrettCom MNS-6K 4.1.4 Manual Do Utilizador

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69 – 802.1x authentication details 

 

 

1.  The supplicant (laptop/host) is initially blocked from accessing the network. The 

supplicant wanting to access these services starts with an EAPOL-Start frame 

2.  The authenticator (Magnum 6K switch), upon receiving an EAPOL-start frame, sends a 

response with an EAP-Request/Identity frame back to the supplicant. This will inform 
the supplicant to provide its identity 

3.  The supplicant then sends back its own identification using an EAP-Response/Identity 

frame to the authenticator (Magnum 6K switch.) The authenticator then relays this to the 
authentication server by encapsulating the EAP frame on a RADIUS-Access-Request 
packet 

4.  The RADIUS server will then send the authenticator a RADIUS-Access-Challenge packet 
5.   The authenticator (Magnum 6K switch) will relay this challenge to the supplicant using an 

EAP-Request frame. This will request the supplicant to pass its credentials for 
authentication 

6.  The supplicant will send its credentials using an EAP-Response packet 
7.   The authenticator will relay using a RADIUS-Access-Request packet 
8.  If the supplicant’s credentials are valid, RADIUS-Access-Accept packet is sent to the 

authenticator 

9.  The authenticator will then relay this on as an EAP-Success and provides access to the 

network 

10. If the supplicant does not have the necessary credentials, a RADIUS-Access-Deny packet 

is sent back and relayed to the supplicant as an EAP-Failure frame. The access to the 
network continues to be blocked 

 

 

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