Create an MKA Profile

About this task

Use the following procedure to create a MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) profile. Creating an MKA profile changes the CLI command mode to mka profile mode.

You can also use this procedure to enter mka profile CLI command mode for an existing MKA profile.

Procedure

Enter Global Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal
Create an MKA profile:

macsec mka profile WORD<1-16>

Note

An MKA profile name consists only of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, and a-z). The profile name is case sensitive.

Example

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
Switch:1(config)#macsec mka profile extreme19
Switch:1(mka-profile)#

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the macsec mka profile command.


Variable	Value
WORD<1-16>	Specifies the MKA profile name. An MKA profile name consists only of alphanumeric characters (0-9, A-Z, and a-z). The profile name is case sensitive.