Source note · Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones
Cisco's 802.1X design guide notes that a MIC proves a device is a Cisco phone but not that it is a corporate-owned asset, whereas an LSC issued by your own CAPF does.
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 · Using Certificates > certificate types comparison
Cite this note
APA
WarmTransfer. (2026, October 2). Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mic-not-ownership. WarmTransfer. https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mic-not-ownership
BibTeX
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title = {Setting up 802.1X authentication for Cisco IP phones: source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mic-not-ownership},
author = {{WarmTransfer}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://warmtransfer.net/knowledge/claims/cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mic-not-ownership},
note = {Source note cisco-phone-8021x-setup-mic-not-ownership, checked 2026-10-02}
}