MSDP supports TCP RSA Data Security,
Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm authentication (RFC 2385) to secure control messages
between MSDP peers. You must configure a secret password for an MSDP peer session to
enable TCP RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm authentication. When
a password is configured, MSDP receives only authenticated MSDP messages from its
peers. All MSDP messages that fail TCP RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest
Algorithm authentication are dropped.
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Configure TCP RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5
Message-Digest Algorithm authentication on an MSDP peer using the
command:
configure msdp peer [remoteaddr | all]
password [none | {encrypted} tcpPassword] {vr
vrname}
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Remove the password using the command:
configure msdp peer
{all | remoteaddr} password
none
The password displays
in encrypted format and cannot be seen as simple text. Additionally, the
password is saved in encrypted format.
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Display the password in encrypted format using the
command:
show msdp [peer
{detail} | {peer} remoteaddr] {vr
vr_name}
