configure ospf authentication

configure ospf [vlan [vlan-name | all ] | area area-identifier | virtual-link router-identifier area-identifier] authentication [ none | encrypted simple-password encrypted-simple-password | simple-password { simple-password} | encrypted md5 md5-key-id encrypted-md5-key | md5 md5-key-id { md5-key}]

Description

Specifies the authentication password (up to eight characters) or RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm key for one or all interfaces in a specific area or a virtual link.

Syntax Description


`vlan-name`	Specifies a VLAN name.
all	Specifies all VLANs
`router-identifier`	Specifies the router ID of the remote router.
`area-identifier`	Specifies an OSPF area.
encrypted	Indicates that the password (or key) is already encrypted (do not use this option).
`simple-password`	Specifies an authentication password (up to 8 ASCII characters).
`md5_key_id`	Specifies a RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm key, from 0-255.
`md5_key`	Specifies a numeric value from 0-65,536. Can also be alphanumeric, up to 26 characters.
none	Disables authentication.

Default

N/A.

Usage Guidelines

The md5_key is a numeric value with the range 0 to 65,536 or alphanumeric. When the OSPF area is specified, authentication information is applied to all OSPF interfaces within the area.

The encrypted option is used by the switch when generating a configuration file and when parsing a switch-generated configuration file. Do not select the encrypted option in the CLI.

Example

The following command configures RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm authentication on the VLAN subnet_26:

configure ospf vlan subnet_26 authentication md5 32 test

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.