ip ospf md5-authentication

Configures MD5 password and authentication change hold time.

Syntax

ip ospf md5-authentication { key-activation-wait-time wait-time | key-id id key password }

no ip ospf md5-authentication key-id

Command Default

No authentication.

Parameters

key-activation-wait-time wait-time

Sets the time that OSPFv2 waits before activating a new MD5 key. This parameter provides a graceful transition from one MD5 key to another without disturbing the network. All new packets transmitted after the wait time ends use the newly configured MD5 Key. OSPFv2 packets that contain the old MD5 key are accepted for up to five minutes after the new MD5 key is in operation. Valid values range from 0 to 14400 seconds.

key-id

Sets MD5 key.

id: Identifies the MD5 key ID. Valid values range from 1 and 255.

key password

Specifies the MD5 authentication ID and sets a password.

Modes

Interface subtype configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to set or reset the MD5 password and/or authentication change hold time on the interface to which you are connected.

By default, the authentication key is encrypted. If you want the authentication key to be in clear text, insert a 0 between authentication-key and string. The software adds a prefix to the authentication key string in the configuration. For example, the following portion of the code has the encrypted code "2".

Enter no ip ospf md5-authentication key-id to disable this configuration.

Note

MD5 passwords cannot have ASCII character 32 ('SPACE') as a part of the password string.

Examples

The following example sets the time that OSPFv2 waits before activating a new MD5 key to 240 seconds on an Ethernet interface.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1
device(conf-if-eth-1/1)# ip ospf md5-authentication key-activation-wait-time 240

The following example sets the MD5 key ID to 22 and a password “myospfpassword” on an Ethernet interface.

device# configure terminal
device(config)# interface ethernet 1/1
device(conf-if-eth-1/1)# ip ospf md5-authentication key-id 22 key myospfpassword