configure bfd vlan authentication

configure bfd vlan vlan_name authentication [none | simple-password {encrypted encrypted_password | password }]

Description

Configures authentication for BFD on a This command is available on the ExtremeSwitching X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, and X695 series switches..

Syntax Description


`vlan_name`	Specifies the VLAN name.
none	Specifies that no authentication is to be used. (Default)
encrypted	Indicates that the password is already encrypted.
`password`	Specifies a simple password to use to authenticate.

Default

The authentication default is none.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to configure authentication for BFD on a VLAN using a password or specify that none is required.

Use the show bfd vlan command to display the authentication setting.

The encrypted keyword is primarily for the output of the show configuration command, so that the password is not revealed in the command output. Do not use it to set the password

Example

The following command configures authentication using the password password:

# configure bfd vlan vlan1 authentication simple-password password

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.4.

Platform Availability

This command is available on the ExtremeSwitching X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620-x, X695 series switches.