Task Id Task Id; Ppp Chap Password - Cisco ASR 14000 Series Command Reference Manual

PPP Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software

ppp chap password

To enable a router calling a collection of routers to configure a common Challenge Handshake
Authentication Protocol (CHAP) secret password, use the ppp chap password command in interface
configuration mode. To disable the password, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
clear
encrypted
password
Defaults The password is disabled.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History Release
Release 3.7.1
Usage Guidelines To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper
task IDs.
The ppp 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. This command is useful for routers
that do not support this command (such as routers running older Cisco IOS XR software images).
The CHAP secret password is used by the routers in response to challenges from an unknown peer.
Task ID Task ID
ppp
aaa
Examples In the following example, a password (xxxx) is entered as a cleartext password:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# ppp chap password xxxx
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ppp chap password [clear | encrypted] password
no ppp chap password [clear | encrypted] password
(Optional) Specifies the cleartext encryption parameter for the password.
(Optional) Indicates that the password is already encrypted.
Cleartext or already-encrypted password.
Modification
This command was introduced on the Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router.
Operations
read, write
read, write
Cisco ASR 14000 Series Router Interface and Hardware Component Command Reference
ppp chap password
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