ARUBAWIRED-PORT-ACCESS-MIB

Description: Controls port-based network access authentication and authorization on Aruba CX switches.

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ARUBAWIRED-PORT-ACCESS-MIB is a vendor-specific MIB from Aruba (HPE) for ArubaOS-CX wired switches, covering port-based network access control — the configuration and status of authentication/authorization mechanisms (such as 802.1X) applied to individual switch ports. It is intended to expose per-port authentication state, authorized/unauthorized client status, and related access-control configuration, extending the standard 802.1X PAE MIB model to Aruba's CX platform. Its monitoring focus is software/security status rather than physical hardware: it lets an operator see whether a given port has successfully authenticated a connected client or is blocking access, which is key to detecting unauthorized device connections or authentication failures. It depends on and extends the IEEE 802.1X standard's PAE MIB conventions for port access control. It is deployed on Aruba CX-series switches in enterprise environments enforcing NAC (network access control) policies at the switch port. Network engineers evaluating or troubleshooting this functionality can download the ARUBAWIRED-PORT-ACCESS-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

No specific sample objects were provided for this module beyond its general port-access purpose. Based on its stated scope, an administrator would typically poll per-port authentication/authorization state to confirm whether a connected endpoint successfully authenticated via 802.1X, and would investigate a port stuck in an unauthenticated or held state as a sign of a misconfigured supplicant or RADIUS failure. This kind of monitoring is central to enforcing network access control on wired switch ports.

HPE Aruba Wired port access control MIB for managing authenticated client sessions and port access security.