Default Settings For Keychain Management; Configuring Keychain Management; Creating A Keychain - Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Keychain Management

Default Settings for Keychain Management

This table lists the default settings for Cisco NX-OS keychain management parameters.
Table 36: Default Keychain Management Parameters
Parameters
Key chains
Keys
Accept lifetime
Send lifetime
Key-string entry encryption
Configuring Keychain Management

Creating a Keychain

You can create a keychain on the device. A new keychain contains no keys.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. key chain name
3. (Optional) show key chain name
4. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 2 key chain name
Example:
switch(config)# key chain bgp-keys
switch(config-keychain)#
Step 3 (Optional) show key chain name
Example:
Default
No keychain exists by default.
No keys are created by default when you create a new keychain.
Always valid.
Always valid.
Unencrypted.
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Creates the keychain and enters keychain configuration
mode.
Displays the keychain configuration.
Cisco Nexus 9000 Series NX-OS Security Configuration Guide, Release 9.x
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