Md5 Authentication Configuration Example; Md5 Configuration; Configure Ers8000 And Vsp 9000 For Md-5 Authentication; Figure 8: Bgp Md5 Configuration Example - Avaya 8000 Technical Configuration Manual

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12. MD5 Authentication Configuration Example

MD5 Authentication is a method to securing TCP connections that support BGP sessions. MD5 assigns
an authentication key to each BGP router, which then attaches a computed MD5 signature to each BGP
packet.

Figure 8: BGP MD5 Configuration Example

In the configuration example below, we will configure MD-5 authentication between 8008 and 9001.

12.1 MD5 Configuration

12.1.1 Configure ERS8000 and VSP 9000 for MD-5
Authentication
12.1.1.1 Configure MD-5 Authentication
Disable the administration state for the peer
8008:
8008:5(config)#router bgp
8008:5(router-bgp)#no neighbor 200.1.1.2 enable
9001:
9001:1(config)#router bgp
9001:1(router-bgp)#no neighbor 200.1.1.1 enable
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