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An engineer has configured 802 1x for the network and all but one of the APs are passing authentication. Which configuration is causing the failure?

The correct answer is A. The AP has override global credentials checked. The failure of a single AP to pass 802.1X authentication while others succeed is most likely caused by that specific AP being configured to override global credentials.

Troubleshooting Wireless Security

Question

An engineer has configured 802 1x for the network and all but one of the APs are passing authentication. Which configuration is causing the failure?

Options

  • AThe AP has override global credentials checked.
  • BThe switch AAA credentials do not match what is configured on ISE.
  • CThe controller 802 1x supplicant credentials do not match what is configured on ISE
  • DEAP-FAST is configured on ISE for this AP.

How the community answered

(14 responses)
  • A
    71% (10)
  • B
    7% (1)
  • C
    7% (1)
  • D
    14% (2)

Why each option

The failure of a single AP to pass 802.1X authentication while others succeed is most likely caused by that specific AP being configured to override global credentials.

AThe AP has override global credentials checked.Correct

When an AP has 'override global credentials checked,' it means it uses its own distinct authentication settings instead of the centrally managed ones. If these unique local credentials do not match what the RADIUS server, such as Cisco ISE, expects for that specific AP, then only this AP will fail 802.1X authentication while others using the correct global credentials continue to function.

BThe switch AAA credentials do not match what is configured on ISE.

Incorrect switch AAA credentials would typically affect all APs connected to or authenticating through that switch, not just a single AP.

CThe controller 802 1x supplicant credentials do not match what is configured on ISE

If the controller's 802.1X supplicant credentials were incorrect, it would prevent all APs managed by that controller from authenticating to the network.

DEAP-FAST is configured on ISE for this AP.

EAP-FAST is a legitimate authentication method; merely configuring it on ISE for an AP would not cause a failure unless there was a mismatch in the EAP-FAST configuration itself.

Concept tested: 802.1X AP authentication troubleshooting

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/8-5/config-guide/b_cg85/ap_authentication.html

Topics

#802.1X authentication#AP authentication#AAA#ISE#Global credentials

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