aaa authentication dot1x

Enables 802.1X authentication.

Syntax

aaa authentication dot1x default radius [ none ]
no aaa authentication dot1x default radius [ none ]
aaa authentication dot1x default none
no aaa authentication dot1x default none

Command Default

AAA authentication is disabled.

Parameters

default
Configures the default named list.
radius
Configures RADIUS authentication.
none
Disables authentication. The client is automatically authenticated by other means, without the device using information supplied by the client.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

To use 802.1X authentication, you must specify an authentication method to be used to authenticate clients. Brocade supports RADIUS authentication with 802.1X authentication. To use RADIUS authentication with 802.1X authentication, you create an authentication method list for 802.1X and specify RADIUS as an authentication method, and then configure communication between the Brocade device and the RADIUS server.

If you specify both RADIUS and none, make sure RADIUS comes before none when the command is issued.

You can configure the RADIUS and None as athentication methods. If the configured primary authentication fails due to an error, the device tries the backup authentication methods in the order they are configured.

The no form of the command disables authentication.

Examples

The following example shows how to enable 802.1x authentication. 

device(config)# aaa authentication dot1x default radius