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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches support authentication features to address physical security (see

Unauthorized

hosts and switches

Fibre Channel host bus adapters (HBAs) with appropriate firmware and drivers are required for

host-switch authentication.

DHCHAP is an authentication protocol that authenticates the devices connecting to a switch. Fibre

Channel authentication allows only trusted devices to be added to a fabric, which prevents unauthorized

devices from accessing the switch.

The terms FC-SP and DHCHAP are used interchangeably in this chapter.

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide

Switch and Host Authentication

RADIUS server

Trusted hosts

Configuring FC-SP and DHCHAP

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