Password (Bgp) - Cisco Nexus 3548 Command Reference Manual

password (BGP)

password (BGP)
To configure the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to use MD5 authentication, use the password
command. To disable this function, use the no from of this command.
Syntax Description
auth-key
string
Command Default None
Command Modes
BGP neighbor configuration mode
Command History Release
5.0(3)A1(1)
Usage Guidelines This command requires the LAN Enterprise Services license.
Examples
This example shows how to enable an unencrypted key for a BGP neighbor:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# router bgp 101
switch(config-router)# neighbor 192.0.2.1 remote-as 1.2
switch(config-route-neighbor)# password 0 myauthkey
switch(config-route-neighbor)#
This example shows how to disable an unencrypted authentication key for a BGP neighbor:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# router bgp 101
switch(config-router)# neighbor 192.0.2.1 remote-as 1.2
switch(config-route-neighbor)# no password 0 myauthkey
switch(config-route-neighbor)#
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password [auth-key string | string]
no password [auth-key string | string]
(Optional) MD5 authentication key. You can enter an unencrypted (cleartext) key, or
one of these values followed by a space and the MD5 authentication key:
• 0—Specifies an unencrypted (cleartext) key
• 3—Specifies a 3-DES encrypted key
• 7—Specifies a Cisco Type 7 encrypted key
The key can be from 1 to 16 characters.
Neighbor password.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Chapter Unicast Routing Commands
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