Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual page 234

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3. Refer to the
Key ID
Key Value
Trusted Key
4. Select an existing key and click the
5. Click the Add
CAUTION: After an NTP synchronization using a Symmetric Key, the NTP status will not
automatically be updated.
.
6. Enter a Key ID between 1-65534. The
multiple passwords.
This makes password migration easier and more secure between the switch and its NTP resource.
7. Enter an authentication
time to the switch.
8. Select the Trusted Key
A trusted key should be used when a public key is known, but cannot be securely obtained. Adding a
trusted key allows data to be considered secure between the switch and its SNTP resource.
9. Refer to the
The Status is the current state of the requests made from the applet. Requests are any "SET/GET"
operation from the applet. The Status field displays error messages if something goes wrong in the
transaction between the applet and the switch.
10.Click OK to save and add the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
Symmetric Key screen to view the following information.
Displays a Key ID between 1-65534. The Key ID is a abbreviation allowing the
switch to reference multiple passwords. This makes password migration easier and
more secure between the switch and its NTP resource.
Displays the authentication value used to secure the credentials of the server
providing system time to the switch.
If a checkmark appears, a trusted key has been associated with a domain name. A
trusted key is added when a public key is known, but cannot be securely obtained.
Adding the trusted key allows information from the server to be considered secure.
The authentication procedures requires both the local and remote servers share the
same key and key identifier. Therefore, using key information from a trusted source
is important.
Delete
button to create a new Symmetric Key that can be used by the switch.
Key ID
Key Value used to secure the credentials of the NTP server providing system
checkbox to use a trusted key.
Status field.
button to permanently remove it from the list of Key IDs.
is a Key abbreviation allowing the switch to reference