Ppp Ms-Chap Password - Cisco ASR 9000 Series Command Reference Manual

PPP Commands onthe Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router

ppp ms-chap password

To configure a common Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication (MS-CHAP) secret password, use
the ppp ms-chap password command in interface configuration mode. To disable the password, use the no
form of this command.
ppp ms-chap password [clear| encrypted] password
no ppp ms-chap password [clear| encrypted] password
Syntax Description
clear
encrypted
password
Command Default
The password is disabled.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Release
Release 3.9.0
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes appropriate task
IDs. If the user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator
for assistance.
The ppp ms-chap password command is sent in CHAP responses and is used by the peer to authenticate the
local router. This does not affect local authentication of the peer. The ppp ms-chap password command is
useful for routers that do not support this command (such as routers running older software images).
The MS-CHAP secret password is used by the routers in response to challenges from an unknown peer.
Task ID
Task ID
ppp
(Optional) Specifies the cleartext encryption parameter for the password.
(Optional) Indicates that the password is already encrypted.
Cleartext or already-encrypted password.
Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference,
Modification
This command was introduced.
Operations
read, write
ppp ms-chap password
Release 5.3.x
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