HPN-ICF-8021PAE-MIB

Description: HP Networking ICF SNMP MIB for IEEE 802.1X Port Access Entity (PAE) authentication configuration on HPN network devices.

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HPN-ICF-8021PAE-MIB extends the standard IEEE8021-PAE-MIB to add HP Networking (HPN, H3C Comware-based) proprietary objects for IEEE 802.1X Port Access Entity authentication, the protocol that controls whether a switch port allows traffic based on successful client authentication. It layers vendor-specific configuration and status data on top of the standard 802.1X authenticator/supplicant state machine objects, covering per-port authentication mode and enhanced authentication parameters not covered by the base IEEE MIB. Its monitoring role is to track the software/access-control status of switch ports — whether 802.1X is enabled, and the authentication state of connected endpoints — which is essential for detecting unauthorized devices or ports stuck in an unauthenticated/blocked state. It has an explicit dependency on the standard IEEE8021-PAE-MIB, which it extends rather than replaces. It is deployed on HP Networking (H3C Comware-based) switches in enterprise LANs enforcing 802.1X network access control. Engineers can download the HPN-ICF-8021PAE-MIB file directly to load it into their MIB browser.

An admin troubleshooting a user unable to get network access would check the HPN 802.1X PAE port authentication state alongside the standard PAE authenticator state-machine objects to see if the port is stuck in an unauthenticated or held state, indicating a RADIUS or supplicant credential failure rather than a physical link issue.

Extends IEEE 802.1X authentication management for Hewlett-Packard Network switches.