Source note · Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones
Cisco's 802.1X design guide lists EAP-TLS and EAP-FAST as certificate-capable methods for phones, EAP-MD5 for password-based authentication, and MAB as the fallback for phones that cannot do 802.1X.
Checked 2026-10-02
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Product
- Cisco TrustSec
- Subsystem
- 802.1X design
- Deployment
- on-premises
- Region
- not restricted
- Release range
- 2014 design guidance
- Checked
- 2026-10-02
Sources
- IP Telephony for 802.1X Design Guide — Cisco Systems · tier 2 current vendor documentation · Authentication Methods
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-dig-eap-md5-mab. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-dig-eap-md5-mab
BibTeX
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