ip rip authentication mode

Use this command to set the authentication mode when a key chain is present.

Syntax

ip rip authentication mode {text | md5}
no ip rip authentication mode

Parameters

text Initiates text-only authentication.
md5 Initiates MD5 authentication.

Defaults

None.

Mode

Interface configuration command mode.

Usage

The RIP authentication keychain must be enabled as described in ip rip authentication keychain before RIP authentication mode can be configured.

The “no” form of this command suppresses the use of authentication.

Example

This example shows how to set the authentication mode for VLAN 1 as text:

System(rw-config)->interface vlan 1
System(rw-config-intf-vlan.0.1)->ip rip authentication mode text