Use the show ntp statistics command to view the output for each NTP stratum regardless of whether authentication is enabled.
enable
show ntp statistics
Switch:1#show ntp statistics NTP Server : 192.0.2.187 ------------------------------------------ Stratum : 16 Version : NTPv4 Broadcast : No Auth Enabled : Disabled Auth Status : Not-Auth Sync Status : Rejected Reachability : Unreachable Root Delay : 0.000 Root Disp : 0.000 Delay : 0.000 Dispersion : 15937.500 Offset : 0.000 Precision : -23 Jitter : 0.000 Last Event : Mobilize NTP Server : 192.0.2.201 ------------------------------------------ Stratum : 4 Version : NTPv4 Broadcast : No Auth Enabled : Enabled Auth Status : Ok Sync Status : Candidate Reachability : Reachable Root Delay : 18.448 Root Disp : 128.677 Delay : 18.448 Dispersion : 0.366 Offset : 0.202 Precision : -24 Jitter : 1.041 Last Event : Popcorn