`auth-mode`

Specifies the authentication mode, for example, as single-host, multiple, host, or multiple-untagged.

Syntax

auth-mode { multiple-hosts | multiple-untagged | single-host | single-untagged }

Command Default

By default, multiple-untagged is the authentication mode.

Parameters

multiple-hosts: Specifies that Flexible authentication operates in multiple host mode.
multiple-untagged: Specifies that Flexible authentication operates in multiple untagged mode.
single-host: Specifies that Flexible authentication operates in single host mode.
single-untagged: Configures the device to operate in single-untagged authentication mode.

Usage Guidelines

The auth auth-mode configuration on a port overrides the global auth-mode configuration for the device.

Modes

authentication configuration sub-mode

Examples

The following example configures Flexible authentication single host mode.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# authentication
device(config-authen)# auth-mode single-host

History

Release version	Command history
08.0.80	This command was introduced.

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