Cisco 350 Series Administration Manual page 479

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Both the Accept Life Time and the Send LifeTime values can be entered. The
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Accept Life Time indicates when the key-identifier for receiving packets is valid. The
Send Life Time indicates when the key-identifier for sending packets is valid.
• Accept Life Time/Send Life Time—Specifies when packets with this key are
accepted. Select one of the following options.
- Always Valid—No limit to the life of the key-identifier.
- User Defined—Life of the key-chain is limited. If this option, is selected enter
values in the following fields.
If you select User Defined, the system time must be set either manually or from
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SNTP. Otherwise, Accept Life Time and Send Life Times always fail.
The following fields are relevant for the Accept Life Time and Send Life Time fields:
• Start Date—Enter the earliest date that the key-identifier is valid.
• Start Time—Enter the earliest time that the key-identifier is valid on the Start Date.
• End Time—Specifies the last date that the key-identifier is valid. Select one of the
following options.
- Infinite—No limit to the life of the key-identifier.
- Duration—Life of the key-identifier is limited. If this option, is selected enter
values in the following fields.
• Duration—Length of time that the key identifier is valid. Enter the following fields:
- Days—Number of days that the key-identifier is valid.
- Hours—Number of hours that the key-identifier is valid.
- Minutes—Number of minutes that the key-identifier is valid.
- Seconds—Number of seconds that the key-identifier is valid.
Click Apply. The settings are written to the Running Configuration file.
Cisco 350, 350X and 550X Series Managed Switches, Firmware Release 2.4, ver 0.4
Security
Key Management