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[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
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* Copyright (C) 2021 Michael Brown <mbrown@fensystems.co.uk>.
*
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FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );
#include <errno.h>
#include <ipxe/netdevice.h>
#include <ipxe/eap.h>
/** @file
*
* Extensible Authentication Protocol
*
*/
/**
* Handle EAP Request-Identity
*
* @v supplicant EAP supplicant
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
* @ret rc Return status code
*/
static int eap_rx_request_identity ( struct eap_supplicant *supplicant ) {
struct net_device *netdev = supplicant->netdev;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
/* Treat Request-Identity as blocking the link */
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s Request-Identity blocking link\n",
netdev->name );
netdev_link_block ( netdev, EAP_BLOCK_TIMEOUT );
/* Mark EAP as in progress */
supplicant->flags |= EAP_FL_ONGOING;
/* We have no identity to offer, so wait until the switch
* times out and switches to MAC Authentication Bypass (MAB).
*/
supplicant->flags |= EAP_FL_PASSIVE;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
return 0;
}
/**
* Handle EAP Request
*
* @v supplicant EAP supplicant
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
* @v req EAP request
* @v len Length of EAP request
* @ret rc Return status code
*/
static int eap_rx_request ( struct eap_supplicant *supplicant,
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
const struct eap_request *req, size_t len ) {
struct net_device *netdev = supplicant->netdev;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
/* Sanity check */
if ( len < sizeof ( *req ) ) {
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s underlength request:\n", netdev->name );
DBGC_HDA ( netdev, 0, req, len );
return -EINVAL;
}
/* Handle according to type */
switch ( req->type ) {
case EAP_TYPE_IDENTITY:
return eap_rx_request_identity ( supplicant );
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
default:
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s requested type %d unknown:\n",
netdev->name, req->type );
DBGC_HDA ( netdev, 0, req, len );
return -ENOTSUP;
}
}
/**
* Handle EAP Success
*
* @v supplicant EAP supplicant
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
* @ret rc Return status code
*/
static int eap_rx_success ( struct eap_supplicant *supplicant ) {
struct net_device *netdev = supplicant->netdev;
/* Mark authentication as complete */
supplicant->flags = EAP_FL_PASSIVE;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
/* Mark link as unblocked */
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s Success\n", netdev->name );
netdev_link_unblock ( netdev );
return 0;
}
/**
* Handle EAP Failure
*
* @v supplicant EAP supplicant
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
* @ret rc Return status code
*/
static int eap_rx_failure ( struct eap_supplicant *supplicant ) {
struct net_device *netdev = supplicant->netdev;
/* Mark authentication as complete */
supplicant->flags = EAP_FL_PASSIVE;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
/* Record error */
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s Failure\n", netdev->name );
return -EPERM;
}
/**
* Handle EAP packet
*
* @v supplicant EAP supplicant
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
* @v data EAP packet
* @v len Length of EAP packet
* @ret rc Return status code
*/
int eap_rx ( struct eap_supplicant *supplicant, const void *data,
size_t len ) {
struct net_device *netdev = supplicant->netdev;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
const union eap_packet *eap = data;
/* Sanity check */
if ( len < sizeof ( eap->hdr ) ) {
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s underlength header:\n", netdev->name );
DBGC_HDA ( netdev, 0, eap, len );
return -EINVAL;
}
/* Handle according to code */
switch ( eap->hdr.code ) {
case EAP_CODE_REQUEST:
return eap_rx_request ( supplicant, &eap->req, len );
case EAP_CODE_RESPONSE:
DBGC2 ( netdev, "EAP %s ignoring response\n", netdev->name );
return 0;
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
case EAP_CODE_SUCCESS:
return eap_rx_success ( supplicant );
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
case EAP_CODE_FAILURE:
return eap_rx_failure ( supplicant );
[eap] Treat an EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link A switch port using 802.1x authentication will send EAP Request-Identity packets once the physical link is up, and will not be forwarding packets until the port identity has been established. We do not currently support 802.1x authentication. However, a reasonably common configuration involves using a preset list of permitted MAC addresses, with the "authentication" taking place between the switch and a RADIUS server. In this configuration, the end device does not need to perform any authentication step, but does need to be prepared for the switch port to fail to forward packets for a substantial time after physical link-up. This exactly matches the "blocked link" semantics already used when detecting a non-forwarding switch port via LACP or STP. Treat a received EAP Request-Identity as indicating a blocked link. Unlike LACP or STP, there is no way to determine the expected time until the next EAP packet and so we must choose a fixed timeout. Erroneously assuming that the link is blocked is relatively harmless since we will still attempt to transmit and receive data even over a link that is marked as blocked, and so the net effect is merely to prolong DHCP attempts. In contrast, erroneously assuming that the link is unblocked will potentially cause DHCP to time out and give up, resulting in a failed boot. The default EAP Request-Identity interval in Cisco switches (where this is most likely to be encountered in practice) is 30 seconds, so choose 45 seconds as a timeout that is likely to avoid gaps during which we falsely assume that the link is unblocked. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
2021-01-19 12:37:50 +00:00
default:
DBGC ( netdev, "EAP %s unsupported code %d\n",
netdev->name, eap->hdr.code );
DBGC_HDA ( netdev, 0, eap, len );
return -ENOTSUP;
}
}