MAB OpEN API
This document provides a brief description of the MAB OpEN APIs. It provides the following services:
- Get/Set MAC authentication bypass enable mode on switch.
- Get the port operational MAB mode on switch.
- Get/Set the authentication type to be used by MAB for the specified interface on switch.
All 'Set' operations would affect the Switch behavior and configuration.
Example C Application mab_example
Initialization
In the main function, the sample application initializes the OpEN API RPC service by calling openapiClientRegister() and waits for the RPC service in switchdrvr to start. A Client Handle is returned by openapiClientRegister() which is used while invoking the OpEN APIs. The application then exercises the associated OpEN APIs and logs informational and/or error messages on the console. The example application runs to its completion and exits.
mab_example
mab_example.c is a sample application that demonstrates the use of the MAB OpEN API. mab_example is started from the command line. It then exercises all the MAB OpEN APIs one by one with appropriate arguments to manage the MAB component in the ICOS main process (switchdrvr).
Sample Output (LiNe/LinuxHost platform)
# ./mab_example
Usage: mab_example <test#> <arg1> <arg2> ...
Test 0: Get MAB port MAB enable configuration.: mab_example 0 <interface>
Test 1: Set MAB port MAB enable configuration.: mab_example 1 <interface> <'true'|'false'>
Test 2: Get MAB port MAB mode.: mab_example 2 <interface>
Test 3: Set MAB MAB authentication type.: mab_example 3 <interface> <mode>
Test 4: Get MAB MAB authentication type.: mab_example 4 <interface>
MAB CLI/API Cross Reference
