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802.1X COMMANDS
aaa authentication
dot1x
The aaa authentication dot1x Global Configuration mode command
specifies one or more authentication, authorization, and accounting
(AAA) methods for use on interfaces running IEEE 802.1x. To restore the
default configuration, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
aaa authentication dot1x default method1 [method2...]
no aaa authentication dot1x default
Parameters
■ method1 [method2...] — Specify at least one method from the
following list:
Default Configuration
No authentication method is defined.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Additional methods of authentication are used only if the previous
method returns an error and not if the request for authentication is
denied. To ensure that authentication succeeds even if all methods return
an error, specify none as the final method in the command line.
The RADIUS server must support MD-5 challenge and EAP type frames.
Keyword Description
RADIUS Uses the list of all RADIUS servers for authentication
None Uses no authentication