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09-18-2020 01:32 AM
Hello
I have to establish an optical link with the traffic to be encrypted between two switches WS-C3850-48T and WS-C2960X-24PS-L. According to the specification, 2960 switches do not support MACSec. So, if there is any possibility for L2 encryption with our configuration?
Thank you.
Andrii
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09-18-2020 04:46 AM
As the dedicated encryptors are typically quite expensive, I would also think about deploying a Catalyst C3560CX-8PC in addition to the 2960-X to implement MacSec on that device. If the 2960-X is enough for your general usage, this could be much cheaper than a completely new switch or 2 dedicated encryptors.
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09-18-2020 01:51 AM
You will need to get a pair of encryptors and deploy them at each end.
Otherwise, replace both switches with ones that support MACSEC.
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09-18-2020 01:59 AM
Dear Leo,
Would you be also so kind to advise example model for such hardware encryptors?
Thank you in advance.
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09-18-2020 04:46 AM
As the dedicated encryptors are typically quite expensive, I would also think about deploying a Catalyst C3560CX-8PC in addition to the 2960-X to implement MacSec on that device. If the 2960-X is enough for your general usage, this could be much cheaper than a completely new switch or 2 dedicated encryptors.
