TOI Author :: Tarun Jaswanth LNU

MACsec Stateful Switchover (SSO) allows for a switchover from an active supervisor to a standby supervisor where MACsec traffic remains undisrupted during switchover. This TOI describes details and limitations of MACsec Stateful Switchover.

As per the mechanism suggested for MKA protocol, a new SAK generation, distribution and installation in all members of a connectivity association ( CA ) can be thought of happening in a number of steps

Media Access Control Security (MACsec) is an industry standard encryption mechanism that protects all traffic

Media Access Control Security (MACsec) is an industry standard encryption mechanism that protects all traffic

802.1X is an IEEE standard protocol that prevents unauthorized devices from gaining access to the network.