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.
| 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. |
N/A.
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.
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
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.
This command is available on platforms with an Advanced Edge or Base license, or higher, as described in the ExtremeXOS 32.6.1 Feature License Requirements document.