Table 2 NTP authentication results
Client
Enable NTP
authentication
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Configuring NTP authentication in symmetric active/passive
mode
When you configure NTP authentication in symmetric peers mode:
Enable NTP authentication.
•
•
Configure an authentication key.
Set the key as a trusted key on both active peer and passive peer.
•
Associate the key with the passive peer on the active peer.
•
The key IDs and key values configured on the active peer and passive peer must be the same. Otherwise,
NTP authentication fails.
To configure NTP authentication for an active peer:
Configure
a key and
Associate the
configure
key with an NTP
it as a
server
trusted
key
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
Server
Enable NTP
authentication
Yes
Yes
No
N/A
N/A
N/A
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Configure a
Authentication
key and
result
configure it
as a trusted
key
Succeeded. NTP
messages can be
Yes
sent and received
correctly.
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
No
be sent and
received correctly.
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
N/A
be sent and
received correctly.
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
N/A
be sent and
received correctly.
No authentication.
NTP messages
N/A
can be sent and
received correctly.
No authentication.
NTP messages
N/A
can be sent and
received correctly.