Chapter 17. Identity-Based Networking Services with 802.1X

The Cisco Identity-Based Networking Services (IBNS) is a technology solution that can improve the security of physical and logical access to LANs. IBNS incorporates all the capabilities defined in the IEEE 802.1X authentication standard, and it provides enhancements to make 802.1X technology easy to deploy. In addition to 802.1X, IBNS focuses on supplemental authentication techniques and integration with other advanced technologies. Ultimately, IBNS delivers LAN access control. The mechanisms to provide this control are reliant on identification, authentication, and authorization. For IBNS, identity claims must be verified through authentication, while providing differentiated service ...

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