Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-5001 Administration Manual page 184

CLI configuration
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virtual-link command keywords and variables
Keywords and
variables
authentication
{md5 | none |
text}
authentication-key
<password_str>
dead-interval
<seconds_integer>
hello-interval
<seconds_integer>
md5-key
<id_integer>
<key_str>
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Description
Set the authentication type.
Use the authentication
keyword to define the
authentication used for OSPF
packets sent and received over this
virtual link. If you select none, no
authentication is used. If you select
text, the authentication key is
sent as plain text. If you select md5,
an authentication key is used to
generate an MD5 hash.
Both text mode and MD5 mode
only guarantee the authenticity of
the OSPF packet, not the
confidentiality of the information in
the packet.
In text mode the key is sent in clear
text over the network. Text mode is
usually used only to prevent
network problems that can occur if
an unwanted or misconfigured
router is mistakenly added to the
area.
Enter the password to use for text
authentication.
The authentication-key must
be the same on both ends of the
virtual link.
The maximum length for the
authentication-key is 15
characters.
The time, in seconds, to wait for a
hello packet before declaring a
router down. The value of the
dead-interval should be four
times the value of the hello-
interval.
Both ends of the virtual link must
use the same value for dead-
interval.
The valid range for
seconds_integer is 1 to 65535.
The time, in seconds, between
hello packets.
Both ends of the virtual link must
use the same value for hello-
interval.
The valid range for
seconds_integer is 1 to 65535.
Enter the key ID and password to
use for MD5 authentication. Both
ends of the virtual link must use the
same key ID and key.
The valid range for id_integer is
1 to 255. key_str is an
alphanumeric string of up to 16
characters.
Router
Default Availability
All models.
none
No All models.
default.
authentication
must be set to
text.
All models.
40
All models.
10
No All models.
default.
authentication
must be set to md5.
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