HP 2600 Series Instruction and safety manual

ProCurve Switches
Access Security Guide
Switch 2600 Series
Switch 2600-PWR Series
Switch 2800 Series
Switch 4100 Series
Switch 6108 Series

ProCurve
Switch 2600 Series
Switch 2600-PWR Series
Switch 2800 Series
Switch 4100gl Series
Switch 6108
Access Security Guide
December 2008

Hewlett-Packard Company
8000 Foothills Boulevard, m/s 5551
Roseville, California 95747-5551
http://www.procurve.com
© Copyright 2001-2008 Hewlett-Packard Company, L..P.
The information contained herein is subject to change without
notice.
Publication Number
5990-6024
December 2008
Applicable Products
ProCurve Switch 2626 (J4900A/B)
ProCurve Switch 2650 (J4899A/B)
ProCurve Switch 2600-8-PWR (J8762A)
ProCurve Switch 2626-PWR (J8164A)
ProCurve Switch 2650-PWR (J8165A)
ProCurve Switch 2824 (J4903A)
ProCurve Switch 2848 (J4904A)
ProCurve Switch 4104GL (J4887A)
ProCurve Switch 4108GL (J4861A/J4865A)
ProCurve Switch 4140GL (J8151A)
ProCurve Switch 4148GL (J4888A)
ProCurve Switch 4160GL (J8152A)
ProCurve Switch 6108 (J4902A).
Trademark Credits
Windows NT®, Windows®, and MS Windows® are US
registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Software Credits
SSH on ProCurve Switches is based on the OpenSSH
software toolkit. This product includes software developed
by the OpenSSH Project for use in the OpenSSH Toolkit. For
more information on OpenSSH, visit http://
www.openssh.com.
SSL on ProCurve Switches is based on the OpenSSL software
toolkit. This product includes software developed by the
OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. For more
information on OpenSSL, visit
http://www.openssl.org.
This product includes cryptographic software written by
Eric Young ([email protected])
This product includes software written by Tim Hudson
([email protected])
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Contents
Product Documentation
About Your Switch Manual Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi
Feature Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xii
1 Getting Started
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Overview of Access Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Management Access Security Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
General Switch Traffic Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Feature Descriptions by Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Port Identity Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9
2 Configuring Username and Password Security
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Configuring Local Password Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Menu: Setting Passwords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
CLI: Setting Passwords and Usernames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Web: Setting Passwords and Usernames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

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Front-Panel Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
When Security Is Important . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7
Front-Panel Button Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8
Configuring Front-Panel Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10
Password Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15
Password Recovery Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-17
3 Web and MAC Authentication for the Series 2600/
2600-PWR and 2800 Switches
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Client Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
How Web and MAC Authentication Operate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10
General Setup Procedure for Web/MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12
Do These Steps Before You Configure Web/MAC Authentication . . 3-12
Additional Information for Configuring the RADIUS Server To Support
MAC Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Configuring the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15
Configuring Web Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17
Configure the Switch for Web-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-18
Configuring MAC Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Configure the Switch for MAC-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23
Show Status and Configuration of Web-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . 3-26
Show Status and Configuration of MAC-Based Authentication . . . . . . . . 3-27
Show Client Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

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4 TACACS+ Authentication
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Terminology Used in TACACS Applications: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
General System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
General Authentication Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5
Configuring TACACS+ on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
CLI Commands Described in this Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9
Viewing the Switch’s Current Authentication Configuration . . . . . . . 4-9
Viewing the Switch’s Current TACACS+ Server Contact Configuration .
4-10
Configuring the Switch’s Authentication Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
Configuring the Switch’s TACACS+ Server Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
How Authentication Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
General Authentication Process Using a TACACS+ Server . . . . . . . . 4-20
Local Authentication Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Using the Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
Controlling Web Browser Interface Access When Using TACACS+
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
Messages Related to TACACS+ Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
5 RADIUS Authentication and Accounting
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Switch Operating Rules for RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
General RADIUS Setup Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-5
Configuring the Switch for RADIUS Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Outline of the Steps for Configuring RADIUS Authentication . . . . . . 5-7

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1. Configure Authentication for the Access Methods You Want RADIUS
To Protect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-8
2. Configure the Switch To Access a RADIUS Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-10
3. Configure the Switch’s Global RADIUS Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . 5-12
Local Authentication Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-16
Controlling Web Browser Interface Access When Using RADIUS
Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Configuring RADIUS Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-17
Operating Rules for RADIUS Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Steps for Configuring RADIUS Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Viewing RADIUS Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
General RADIUS Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-25
RADIUS Authentication Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
RADIUS Accounting Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-28
Changing RADIUS-Server Access Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Messages Related to RADIUS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-31
6 Configuring Secure Shell (SSH)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-4
Prerequisite for Using SSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Public Key Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-5
Steps for Configuring and Using SSH for Switch and Client Authentication .
6-6
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-8
Configuring the Switch for SSH Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-9
1. Assign Local Login (Operator) and Enable (Manager) Password . 6-9
2. Generate the Switch’s Public and Private Key Pair . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
3. Provide the Switch’s Public Key to Clients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-12
4. Enable SSH on the Switch and Anticipate SSH Client Contact Behavior
6-15
5. Configure the Switch for SSH Authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18

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6. Use an SSH Client To Access the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
Further Information on SSH Client Public-Key Authentication . . . . . . . . 6-21
Messages Related to SSH Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-27
7 Configuring Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Prerequisite for Using SSL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Steps for Configuring and Using SSL for Switch and Client Authentication .
7-5
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Configuring the Switch for SSL Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
1. Assign Local Login (Operator) and Enable (Manager) Password . 7-7
2. Generate the Switch’s Server Host Certificate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-9
3. Enable SSL on the Switch and Anticipate SSL Browser Contact
Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-17
Common Errors in SSL Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-21
8 Configuring Port-Based Access Control (802.1X)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Why Use Port-Based Access Control? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
How 802.1X Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Authenticator Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Switch-Port Supplicant Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-7
Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-8
General Operating Rules and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-10
General Setup Procedure for Port-Based Access Control (802.1X) . . . . . 8-12
Do These Steps Before You Configure 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . . 8-12
Overview: Configuring 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . 8-13

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Configuring Switch Ports as 802.1X Authenticators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
1. Enable 802.1X Authentication on Selected Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-15
3. Configure the 802.1X Authentication Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-19
4. Enter the RADIUS Host IP Address(es) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
5. Enable 802.1X Authentication on the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-20
802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-21
Use Models for 802.1X Open VLAN Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22
Operating Rules for Authorized-Client and Unauthorized-Client VLANs
8-25
Setting Up and Configuring 802.1X Open VLAN Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-27
802.1X Open VLAN Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-31
Option For Authenticator Ports: Configure Port-Security To Allow Only
802.1X Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-32
Configuring Switch Ports To Operate As Supplicants for 802.1X Connections
to Other Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-34
Displaying 802.1X Configuration, Statistics, and Counters . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Show Commands for Port-Access Authenticator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-38
Viewing 802.1X Open VLAN Mode Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-40
Show Commands for Port-Access Supplicant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-43
How RADIUS/802.1X Authentication Affects VLAN Operation . . . . . . . . 8-44
Messages Related to 802.1X Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-48
9 Configuring and Monitoring Port Security
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Blocking Unauthorized Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Trunk Group Exclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Planning Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-5
Port Security Command Options and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Retention of Static MAC Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Displaying Current Port Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Configuring Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12

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MAC Lockdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Differences Between MAC Lockdown and Port Security . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Deploying MAC Lockdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
MAC Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Port Security and MAC Lockout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
IP Lockdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Web: Displaying and Configuring Port Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Reading Intrusion Alerts and Resetting Alert Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Notice of Security Violations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
How the Intrusion Log Operates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Keeping the Intrusion Log Current by Resetting Alert Flags . . . . . . . 9-31
Using the Event Log To Find Intrusion Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Web: Checking for Intrusions, Listing Intrusion Alerts, and Resetting
Alert Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Operating Notes for Port Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
10 Traffic/Security Filters
(ProCurve Series 2600/2600-PWR and 2800 Switches)
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Using Source-Port Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Operating Rules for Source-Port Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
Configuring a Source-Port Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-5
Viewing a Source-Port Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-7
Filter Indexing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-8
Editing a Source-Port Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-9
Using Named Source-Port Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-10
11 Using Authorized IP Managers
Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Access Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3

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Defining Authorized Management Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Overview of IP Mask Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Menu: Viewing and Configuring IP Authorized Managers . . . . . . . . . 11-5
CLI: Viewing and Configuring Authorized IP Managers . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
Web: Configuring IP Authorized Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Building IP Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-9
Configuring One Station Per Authorized Manager IP Entry . . . . . . . 11-9
Configuring Multiple Stations Per Authorized Manager IP Entry . . 11-10
Additional Examples for Authorizing Multiple Stations . . . . . . . . . 11-11
Operating Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-12

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Product Documentation
About Your Switch Manual Set
The switch manual set includes the following:
■Read Me First - a printed guide shipped with your switch. Provides
software update information, product notes, and other information.
■Installation and Getting Started Guide - a printed guide shipped
with your switch. This guide explains how to prepare for and perform
the physical installation and connection to your network.
■Management and Configuration Guide - included as a PDF file on
the Documentation CD. This guide describes how to configure,
manage, and monitor basic switch operation.
■Advanced Traffic Management Guide - included as a PDF file on
the Documentation CD. This guide explains the configuration and
operation of traffic management features such as spanning tree,
VLANs, and IP routing.
■Access Security Guide - included as a PDF file on the
Documentation CD. This guide explains the configuration and
operation of access security and user authentication features on the
switch.
■Release Notes - posted on the ProCurve web site to provide
information on software updates. The release notes describe new
features, fixes, and enhancements that become available between
revisions of the above guides.
Note For the latest version of all ProCurve switch documentation, including release
notes covering recently added features, visit the ProCurve Networking
website at http://www.procurve.com. Click on Technical support, and then
click on Product manuals.

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Product Documentation
Feature Index
For the manual set supporting your switch model, the following feature index
indicates which manual to consult for information on a given software feature.
(Note that some software features are not supported on all switch models.)
Feature Management and
Configuration
AdvancedTraffic
Management
Access Security
Guide
802.1Q VLAN Tagging - X-
802.1X Port-Based Priority X- -
Authentication - - X
Authorized IP Managers -- X
Config File X--
Copy Command X- -
Debug X--
DHCP Configuration -X-
DHCP/Bootp Operation X--
Diagnostic Tools X- -
Downloading Software X--
Event Log X- -
Factory Default Settings X--
File Management X- -
File Transfers X--
GVRP -X-
IGMP - X-
Interface Access (Telnet, Console/Serial, Web) X- -
IP Addressing X--
IP Routing -X-

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LACP X--
Link X- -
LLDP X--
MAC Address Management X- -
MAC Lockdown - - X
MAC Lockout -- X
MAC-based Authentication - - X
Monitoring and Analysis X- -
Multicast Filtering - X-
Network Management Applications (LLDP, SNMP) X- -
Passwords - - X
Ping X- -
Port Configuration X--
Port Security -- X
Port Status X--
Port Trunking (LACP) X- -
Port-Based Access Control - - X
Port-Based Priority (802.1Q) X- -
Power over Ethernet (PoE) X--
Quality of Service (QoS) -X-
RADIUS Authentication and Accounting - - X
Routing -X-
Secure Copy X--
SFTP X- -
SNMP X--
Software Downloads (SCP/SFTP, TFTP, Xmodem) X- -
Feature Management and
Configuration
AdvancedTraffic
Management
Access Security
Guide

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Source-Port Filters - - X
Spanning Tree (STP, RSTP, MSTP) -X-
SSH (Secure Shell) Encryption - - X
SSL (Secure Socket Layer) -- X
Stack Management (Stacking) - X-
Syslog X- -
System Information X--
TACACS+ Authentication -- X
Telnet Access X--
TFTP X- -
Time Protocols (TimeP, SNTP) X--
Traffic/Security Filters -- X
Troubleshooting X--
VLANs -X-
Web-based Authentication - - X
Xmodem X- -
Feature Management and
Configuration
AdvancedTraffic
Management
Access Security
Guide

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Getting Started
Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Overview of Access Security Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Management Access Security Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
General Switch Traffic Security Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Feature Descriptions by Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Command Syntax Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Command Prompts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Screen Simulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Port Identity Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6
Sources for More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Need Only a Quick Start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
IP Addressing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
To Set Up and Install the Switch in Your Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

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Introduction
This Access Security Guide describes how to use ProCurve’s switch security
features to protect access to your switch. This guide is intended to support
the following switches:
■ProCurve Series 2600
■ProCurve Series 2600-PWR
■ProCurve Series 2800
■ProCurve Series 4100gl
■ProCurve Switch 6108
For an overview of other product documentation for the above switches, refer
to “Product Documentation” on page xi.
The Product Documentation CD-ROM shipped with the switch includes a
copy of this guide. You can also download a copy from the ProCurve website,
http://www.procurve.com.
Overview of Access Security Features
The access security features covered in this guide include:
■Local Manager and Operator Passwords (page 2-1): Control
access and privileges for the CLI, menu, and web browser interfaces.
■TACACS+ Authentication (page 4-1): Uses an authentication appli-
cation on a server to allow or deny access to a switch.
■RADIUS Authentication and Accounting (page 5-1): Like
TACACS+, uses an authentication application on a central server to
allow or deny access to the switch. RADIUS also provides accounting
services for sending data about user activity and system events to a
RADIUS server.
■Secure Shell (SSH) Authentication (page 6-1): Provides
encrypted paths for remote access to switch management functions.

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■Secure Socket Layer (SSL) (page 7-1): Provides remote web access
to the switch via encrypted authentication paths between the switch
and management station clients capable of SSL/TLS operation.
■Port-Based Access Control (802.1X) (page 8-1): On point-to-point
connections, enables the switch to allow or deny traffic between a
port and an 802.1X-aware device (supplicant) attempting to access
the switch. Also enables the switch to operate as a supplicant for
connections to other 802.1X-aware switches.
■Port Security (page 9-1): Enables a switch port to maintain a unique
list of MAC addresses defining which specific devices are allowed to
access the network through that port. Also enables a port to detect,
prevent, and log access attempts by unauthorized devices.
■Traffic/Security Filters (page 10-1): Source-Port filtering enhances
in-band security by enabling outbound destination ports on the switch
to forward or drop traffic from designated source ports (within the
same VLAN).
■Authorized IP Managers (page 11-1): Allows access to the switch
by a networked device having an IP address previously configured in
the switch as "authorized".
Management Access Security Protection
In considering management access security for your switch, there are two key
areas to protect:
■Unauthorized client access to switch management features
■Unauthorized client access to the network.
Table 1-1 on page 1-4 provides an overview of the type of protection offered
by each switch security feature.
Note ProCurve recommends that you use local passwords together with your
switch’s other security features to provide a more comprehensive security
fabric than if you use only local passwords.

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Table 1-1. Management Access Security Protection
General Switch Traffic Security Guidelines
Where the switch is running multiple security options, it implements network
traffic security based on the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection model)
precedence of the individual options, from the lowest to the highest. The
following list shows the order in which the switch implements configured
security features on traffic moving through a given port.
1. Disabled/Enabled physical port
2. MAC lockout (applies to all ports on the switch)
3. MAC lockdown
4. Port security
5. Authorized IP Managers
6. Application features at higher levels in the OSI model, such as SSH
(The above list does not address the mutually exclusive relationship that
exists among some security features.)
Security Feature Offers Protection Against Unauthorized Client Access to
Switch Management Features
Offers Protection
Against
Unauthorized Client
Access to the
Network
Connection Telnet SNMP
(Net Mgmt)
Web
Browser
SSH
Client
Local Manager and Operator
Usernames and Passwords1PtP: Yes No Yes Yes No
Remote: Yes No Yes Yes No
TACACS+1PtP: Yes No No Yes No
Remote: Yes No No Yes No
RADIUS1PtP: Yes No No Yes No
Remote: Yes No No Yes No
SSH Ptp: Yes No No Yes No
Remote: Yes No No Yes No
SSL Ptp: No No Yes No No
Remote: No No Yes No No
Port-Based Access Control (802.1X) PtP: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote: No No No No No
Port Security (MAC address) PtP: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Remote: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Authorized IP Managers PtP: Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Remote: Yes Yes Yes Yes No
1The local Manager/Operator, TACACS+, and RADIUS options (direct connect or modem access) also offer protection
for serial port access.