Re: [PATCH v8 net-next 00/12] Extend locked port feature with FDB locked flag (MAC-Auth/MAB)

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Wed Oct 19 2022 - 14:58:23 EST


On Tue, 18 Oct 2022 18:56:07 +0200 Hans J. Schultz wrote:
> This patch set extends the locked port feature for devices
> that are behind a locked port, but do not have the ability to
> authorize themselves as a supplicant using IEEE 802.1X.
> Such devices can be printers, meters or anything related to
> fixed installations. Instead of 802.1X authorization, devices
> can get access based on their MAC addresses being whitelisted.

FWIW half of this posting got stuck on the "email pipes" for a day..
somehow. Let's give Ido and others a chance to have a look but you'll
need to repost even if it's flawless because the build bots can't deal
with a delay that long :(