Multidomain authentication allows one data device and one voice device on a port, each authenticated individually; a second device of the same class causes a security violation.

Checked 2026-10-02

Vendor
Cisco
Product
Cisco Catalyst 9300
Subsystem
802.1X multidomain authentication
Deployment
on-premises
Region
not restricted
Release range
IOS XE 17.18.x
Checked
2026-10-02

Sources

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APA

WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mda-one-each. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mda-one-each

BibTeX

@misc{warmtransfer-claim-cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mda-one-each,
  title  = {Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mda-one-each},
  author = {{WarmTransfer}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mda-one-each},
  note   = {Source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mda-one-each, checked 2026-10-02}
}

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