Storing 802.1X port-access credentials
802.1X authenticator credentials are used by a port to authenticate supplicants requesting a point-to-point connection to the switch.
802.1X supplicant credentials are used by the switch to establish a point-to-point connection to a port on another 802.1X-aware switch.
Only 802.1X authenticator credentials are stored in a configuration file. For information about how to use 802.1X on the switch both as an authenticator and a supplicant, see Storing 802.1X port-access credentials.
The local password configured with the password command
is no longer accepted as an 802.1X authenticator credential. A new
configuration command password port-access is introduced
to configure the local operator user name and password used as 802.1X
authentication credentials for access to the switch.
The password port-access values
are now configured separately from the manager and operator passwords
configured with the password manager and password
operator commands and used for management access to the
switch. For information on the new password command
syntax, see Setting a new console password
After entering the complete password
port-access command, the password is set. You are not prompted
to enter the password a second time.