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MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

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  • 1.  MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Jan 27, 2020 07:22 AM

    Hello everyone, does anyone know anything about upcoming / future support for MACSec on the following platforms:

    • Aruba 6300
    • Aruba 6400
    • Aruba 8325

    Thanks !
    Best regards, Michael



  • 2.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches
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    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jan 27, 2020 05:17 PM

    There is no MACsec support with the current 10.4 release.

    As this is a roadmap question, please contact your local Aruba SE.

    Thanks.



  • 3.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Jan 28, 2020 03:40 AM

    Thanks.

    Understood, no roadmap questions here ;-)
    By the way, it's sad that there is no MACSec support yet.
    Severely impedes deployment of the new devices.



  • 4.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Jul 30, 2020 02:52 AM

    Hi,

     

    6 month have past - did that change something on the statement?



  • 5.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    MVP GURU
    Posted Jul 30, 2020 11:45 AM

    Do you have look 10.5 releases note ?



  • 6.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Jul 30, 2020 12:01 PM

    Yes, but I did not find any information regarding MACsec.



  • 7.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Aug 01, 2020 09:09 AM

    Are the CX switches and ASICs MACSec hardware ready?



  • 8.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Aug 13, 2020 08:22 AM

    Does anyone know if its been put in the plans to add MACSec.   I mentioned this to my SE 6 months ago.  Doesn't make sense to go from AOS switches that support MACSec to CX switches that do not.   Seems like a rush to market approach.  As a customer I was looking forward to using CX with Netedit to have better control of my configs but without MACSec I would have to maintain my AOS systems and manage two completely different platforms along with the different management tools for those and templates.



  • 9.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Aug 13, 2020 08:34 AM

    As Vincent said, this is not the place to discuss roadmap topics, unfortunately.

     

    All I can I add is that I contacted my Aruba SE, and we addressed the issue to Aruba product management.

     

    Regarding CX in general, I find it a little, lets say, "unbalanced".
    In some areas, it's way ahead of ArubaOS, while in other areas, it lacks functionality that has been around for years.

    Well, so far, I am not impressed.

     

    NetEdit is another sad issue, as it only supports CX if you want full functionality.
    AOS devices have the same level of support as any third party device, if I am not mistaken.

    That's a disappointing product strategy from a customer's point of view.



  • 10.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    EMPLOYEE
    Posted Jan 21, 2021 09:45 AM
    As a follow up, in November of 2020, Aruba introduced the CX 8360 series. This series does support MACSec on the front ports (not uplinks).
    https://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/ds/DS_8360Series.pdf 


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  • 11.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Oct 14, 2023 01:01 AM

    Searching in google for MACSec lead me to this post so decided to write an update, Aruba CX 6200 and 6300 do support MACsec now.


    MACsec commands
    Release Modification
    10.11.1000 Command introduced on the 6200.
    10.10 Command introduced on the 6300

    For more information reffer to the security Guide for CX Switches 6200, 6300, 6400.
    https://www.arubanetworks.com/techdocs/AOS-CX/10.12/PDF/security_6200-6300-6400.pdf

    PS: Anyone knows if the Aruba CX 6400 supports MACSec? Looks like not yet.

    Best regards

    Luis


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  • 12.  RE: MACSec Support on ArubaOS CX switches

    Posted Oct 16, 2023 03:59 AM

    The feature navigator states that it's hardware capable, but not yet software supported for CX6400

    https://feature-navigator.arubanetworks.com/

    Also. only 8360 have MACSEC of the 8xxx models as far as I can see.



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