MAB offers visibility and identity-based access control at the network edge for endpoints that do not support IEEE 802.1X. RESULTS MAY VARY DEPENDING ON FACTORS NOT TESTED BY CISCO. The primary goal of monitor mode is to enable authentication without imposing any form of access control. When deploying MAB as part of a larger access control solution, Cisco recommends a phased deployment model that gradually deploys identity-based access control to the network. Because the LDAP database is external to the RADIUS server, you also need to give special consideration to availability. type type Instead of storing MAC addresses on a VMPS server switch, MAB validates addresses stored on a centralized, and thus more easily managed, repository that can be queried using the standard RADIUS protocol. Cisco Catalyst switches can be configured to attempt WebAuth after MAB fails. authentication Authc Failed--The authentication method has failed. To help ensure that MAB endpoints get network access in a timely way, you need to adjust the default timeout value, as described in the 2.4.1.1. Step 1: In ISE, navigate to Administration > Network Resources > Network Devices. No user authenticationMAB can be used to authenticate only devices, not users. MAB enables visibility and security, but it also has the following limitations that your design must take into account or address: MAC databaseAs a prerequisite for MAB, you must have a pre-existing database of MAC addresses of the devices that are allowed on the network. In the absence of that special object class, you can store MAC addresses as users in Microsoft Active Directory. Access control at the edgeMAB acts at Layer 2, allowing you to control network access at the access edge. 5. Scan this QR code to download the app now. MAB uses the MAC address of a device to determine the level of network access to provide. Configures the period of time, in seconds, after which an attempt is made to authenticate an unauthorized port. MAB uses the hardware address (MAC address) of the device connecting to the network to authenticate onto the network. Figure1 Default Network Access Before and After IEEE 802.1X. If no response is received after the maximum number of retries, the switch allows IEEE 802.1X to time out and proceeds to MAB. If neither of these options is feasible, consider setting the DHCP lease time in the critical VLAN scope to a short time, such as five minutes, so that a MAB endpoint has an invalid address for a relatively short amount of time. mode periodic, 9. In this sense, AuthFail VLAN and MAB are mutually exclusive when IEEE 802.1X fails. Prevent disconnection during reauthentication on wired connection On the wired interface, one can configure ordering of 802.1X and MAB. From time to time it can be useful to reauthenticate or terminate an endpoint's session to ISE. I probably should have mentioned we are doing MAB authentication not dot1x. If IEEE 802.1X is enabled in addition to MAB, the switch sends an EAP Request-Identity frame upon link up. The following example shows how to configure standalone MAB on a port. Another good source for MAC addresses is any existing application that uses a MAC address in some way. By default, the port is shut down. configure Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams, and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. The advantage of this approach over the local Guest VLAN and AuthFail VLAN is that the RADIUS server is aware of and in control of unknown endpoints. Optionally, Cisco switches can be configured to perform MAB as EAP-MD5 authentication, in which case the Service-Type attribute is set to 1 (Framed). reauthenticate By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. dot1x auto, 8. This visibility is useful for security audits, network forensics, network use statistics, and troubleshooting. Figure4 shows the MAB process when IEEE 802.1X times out because the endpoint cannot perform IEEE 802.1X authentication. Enables the MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) feature on an 802.1X Port. With the appropriate design and well-chosen components, you can meet the needs of your security policy while reducing the impact on your infrastructure and end users. Router# show dot1x interface FastEthernet 2/1 details. Cisco ISE is an attribute-based policy system, with identity groups being one of the many important attributes. If the device is assigned a different VLAN as a result of the reinitialization, it continues to use the old IP address, which is now invalid on the new VLAN. There are three potential solutions to this problem: Decrease the IEEE 802.1X timeout value. Creating and maintaining an up-to-date MAC address database is one of the primary challenges of deploying MAB. HTH! Before choosing to store MAC addresses on the RADIUS server, you should address the following concerns: Does your RADIUS server support an internal hosts database? For example, a device might be dynamically authorized for a specific VLAN or assigned a unique access list that grants appropriate access for that device. reauthenticate, Figure5 MAB as a Failover Mechanism for Failed IEEE Endpoints. details, Router(config)# interface FastEthernet 2/1. For example, Cisco Secure ACS 5.0 supports up to 50,000 entries in its internal host database. Table2 Termination Mechanisms and Use Cases, At most two endpoints per port (one phone and one data), Cisco Discovery Protocol enhancement for second port disconnect (Cisco phones), Inactivity timer (phones other than Cisco phones). The Cisco IOS Auth Manager handles network authentication requests and enforces authorization policies regardless of authentication method. switchport Figure1 shows the default behavior of a MAB-enabled port. If it happens, switch does not do MAC authentication. In this example, the client is reauthenticated every 1200 seconds and the connection is dropped after 600 seconds of inactivity. This will be used for the test authentication. MAB is compatible with VLANs that are dynamically assigned by the RADIUS server as the result of successful authentication. Another option that avoids the password complexity requirements is to load your MAC addresses as text (TXT) records in a Domain Name System (DNS) zone that is stored inside Active Directory. Table3 summarizes the major design decisions that need to be addressed before deploying MAB. Although IEEE 802.1X-capable endpoints can restart IEEE 802.1X after a fallback has occurred, you may still be generating unnecessary control plane traffic. For more information, please see our In other words, the IEEE 802.1X supplicant on the endpoint must fail open. 2) The AP fails to get the Option 138 field. Because of the impact on MAB endpoints, most customers change the default values of tx-period and max- reauth-req to allow more rapid access to the network. Step 2: Run the test aaa command to ISE which has the format, test aaa group {group-name | radius} {username} {password} new-code. What is the capacity of your RADIUS server? Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. dot1x timeout tx-period and dot1x max-reauth-req. Use a low-impact deployment scenario that allows time-critical traffic such as DHCP prior to authentication. In the absence of dynamic policy instructions, the switch simply opens the port. Before MAB authentication, the identity of the endpoint is unknown and all traffic is blocked. CISCO AND ITS SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OR ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE, OR TRADE PRACTICE. Note that the 819HWD and 8xx series routers in general are only capable of VLAN-based enforcement on the FastEthernet switchports - it cannot handle downloadable ACLs from ISE. dot1x However, if 'authentication timer reauthenticate server' is in place then no timer will be set unless sent from ISE. Decide how many endpoints per port you must support and configure the most restrictive host mode. DelayWhen used as a fallback mechanism to IEEE 802.1X, MAB waits for IEEE 802.1X to time out before validating the MAC address. Any use of actual IP addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental. dot1x reauthentication dot1x timeout reauth-period (seconds) Those commands will enable periodic re-authentication and set the number of seconds between re-authentication attempts. SUMMARY STEPS 1. enable 2. configure terminal 3. interface type slot/port 4. switchport mode access 5. dot1x pae authenticator 6. dot1x timeout reauth-period seconds 7. end 8. show dot1x interface DETAILED STEPS auto, 7. MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB) is a method of network access authorization used for endpoints that cannot or are not configured to use 802.1x authentication. That file is loaded into the VMPS server switch using the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP). The interaction of MAB with each scenario is described in the following sections: For more information about scenario-based deployments, see the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/ibns. It can be combined with other features to provide incremental access control as part of a low impact mode deployment scenario. If you are going to store MAC addresses in Microsoft Active Directory, make sure that your RADIUS server can access account information in Active Directory. Figure9 shows this process. A common choice for an external MAC database is a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) server. {seconds | server}, Switch(config-if)# authentication periodic, Switch(config-if)# authentication timer reauthenticate 900. The primary design consideration for MAB endpoints in high security mode is the lack of immediate network access if IEEE 802.1X is also configured. Ports enabled with the Standalone MAB feature can use the MAC address of connecting devices to grant or deny network access. Strength of authenticationUnlike IEEE 802.1X, MAB is not a strong authentication method. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to Step 5: On the router console, view the authentication and authorization events: 000379: *Sep 14 03:09:11.443: %DOT1X-5-SUCCESS: Authentication successful for client (20c9.d029.a3fb) on Interface Fa0 AuditSessionID 0A66930B0000000300845614, 000380: *Sep 14 03:09:11.443: %AUTHMGR-7-RESULT: Authentication result 'success' from 'dot1x' for client (20c9.d029.a3fb) on Interface Fa0 AuditSessionID 0A66930B0000000300845614, 000381: *Sep 14 03:09:11.447: %AUTHMGR-5-SUCCESS: Authorization succeeded for client (20c9.d029.a3fb) on Interface Fa0 AuditSessionID 0A66930B0000000300845614, Step 6: View the authentication session information for the router interface, router# show authentication sessions interface FastEthernet 0, Common Session ID: 0A66930B0000000300845614, Step 7: In ISE, navigate to Operations > RADIUS > Livelogs to view the authentication for user test in ISE, indicates that there was a successful authentication for the user test@20:C9:D0:29:A3:FB, indicates that there is an active RADIUS session for this device. Each scenario identifies combinations of authentication and authorization techniques that work well together to address a particular set of use cases. As an alternative to absolute session timeout, consider configuring an inactivity timeout as described in the "Inactivity Timer" section. 2023 Cisco and/or its affiliates. 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