Key-String - HP FlexNetwork 7500 Series Command Reference Manual

key-string

Use key-string to configure a key string for a key.
Use undo key-string to restore the default.
Syntax
key-string { cipher | plain } string
undo key-string
Default
No key string is configured for a key.
Views
Key view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
mdc-admin
Parameters
cipher: Specifies a key in encrypted form.
plain: Specifies a key in plaintext form. For security purposes, the key specified in plaintext form will
be stored in encrypted form.
string: Specifies the key. Its plaintext form is a case-sensitive string of 1 to 255 characters. Its
encrypted form is a case-sensitive string of 33 o 373 characters.
Usage guidelines
If the length of a plaintext key exceeds the length limit supported by an application, the application
uses the supported length of the key to authenticate packets.
Examples
# Set the key string to 123456 in plaintext form for key 1.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] keychain abc mode absolute
[Sysname-keychain-abc] key 1
[Sysname-keychain-abc-key-1] key-string plain 123456
send-lifetime utc
Use send-lifetime utc to set the sending lifetime for a key of a keychain in absolute time mode.
Use undo send-lifetime to restore the default.
Syntax
send-lifetime utc start-time start-date { duration { duration-value | infinite } | to end-time
end-date }
undo send-lifetime
Default
The sending lifetime is not configured for a key of a keychain.
Views
Key view
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