topic Meraki Cloud Auth - Max Users & Protocols Supported in Wireless

Meraki Cloud Auth - Max Users & Protocols Supported

flyingframes — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 21:41:13 GMT

There is a username password based authentication using Meraki cloud as explained below:

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Managing_User_Accounts_using_Meraki_Cloud_Authentication

https://documentation.meraki.com/MR/Encryption_and_Authentication/Cloud_Hosted_Meraki_Authentication

1. Does it need the client to be configured for PEAP-MSCHAPv2?

2. If yes, will the meraki cloud server certificate be trusted by the client?

3. What is the maximum limit of users that can be created in Meraki dashboard for authentication?

4. Does the cloud auth integrate with any external identity provider? e.g. Azure AD, Okta etc?

5. Will it support certificate based auth e.g. EAP-TLS?

Re: Meraki Cloud Auth - Max Users & Protocols Supported

aleabrahao — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 11:07:50 GMT

Yes, the Meraki cloud authentication uses a username-password based system, which is typically configured with PEAP-MSCHAPv2.

The Meraki cloud server's certificate should be trusted by the client for the authentication process to work correctly. However, certain client devices might get a prompt to trust or ignore validation for the Cisco Meraki certificate they get when connecting to an SSID.

The Meraki Dashboard does not explicitly state a maximum limit for the number of users that can be created for authentication. It's important to note that for each SSID, there's a design limit of 128 clients per radio built into the APs (But I really don't recommend connecting more than 30 clients per radio).

The Meraki cloud authentication can integrate with external identity providers through RADIUS or SAML. For example, it can be configured with Azure AD using SAML.

Yes, the Meraki cloud supports certificate-based authentication such as EAP-TLS. This can be easily deployed to iOS, Android, OS X, and Windows clients using the Systems Manager.

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Managing_Dashboard_Access/Configuring_SAML_SSO_with_Azure_AD

https://documentation.meraki.com/General_Administration/Cross-Platform_Content/Configuring_EAP-TLS_Wireless_Authentication_with_Systems_Manager_Sentry_Wifi

Re: Meraki Cloud Auth - Max Users & Protocols Supported

Fumito Matsueda — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:27:02 GMT

The maximum# of Meraki Auth user is 50,000.

https://developer.cisco.com/meraki/api-v1/create-network-meraki-auth-user/