topic Jan - Will I need a MACsec in Network Access Control

Trustsec Without Authentication

Patrick McHenry — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 05:21:58 GMT

Hi,

I would like to encrypt traffic between 2 switches and don't really see the need to authenticate the two switches with each other.

Is it possible to run Trustsec between two switches without authentication? Or, is authentication required as part of the encryption process?

Thank you

You just need a psk for the

jan.nielsen — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 18:57:16 GMT

You just need a psk for the encryption

http://www.petenetlive.com/KB/Article/0001000.htm

Jan - Will I need a MACsec

Patrick McHenry — Wed, 21 Jan 2015 19:28:14 GMT

Jan -

Will I need a MACsec module or can I perform this between line ports? I was just on the page you pasted - funny. In the process of labbing it now.

Thank you

I beleive that switch

jan.nielsen — Sat, 31 Jan 2015 18:54:40 GMT

I beleive that switch platforms that support macsec can run this on all ports

There is a compatibility

Marvin Rhoads — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 15:02:27 GMT

There is a compatibility matrix - Table 3 in the Trustsec System Bulletin - that shows which features are supported natively in hardware, which require a module and which don't support MACsec at all.