What is the authentication behavior in switches without compound authentication?

Zyxel_Adam
Zyxel_Adam Posts: 430  Zyxel Employee
Zyxel Certified Network Administrator - Nebula 25 Answers First Comment Friend Collector

Switches, such as GS1920, do not support compound authentication, meaning MAC authentication and 802.1X authentication are independent. The switch will authenticate using whichever method it receives first. In practice, MAC authentication often precedes 802.1X authentication due to its operational mechanism.

Adam