Brocade FastIron Ethernet Switch Security Configuration Guide - Manual (Page 177)

FIGURE 5 Multiple hosts connected to a single 802.1X-enabled port
If there are multiple hosts connected to a single 802.1X-enabled port, the Brocade device authenticates
each of them individually. Each host authentication status is independent of the others, so that if one
authenticated host disconnects from the network, it has no effect on the authentication status of any of
the other authenticated hosts.
By default, traffic from hosts that cannot be authenticated by the RADIUS server is dropped in
hardware. You can optionally configure the Brocade device to assign the port to a "restricted" VLAN if
authentication of the Client is unsuccessful.
How 802.1X host authentication works
When multiple hosts are connected to a single 802.1X-enabled port on a Brocade device, 802.1X
authentication is performed in the following way.
How 802.1X host authentication works
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