Ip Ospf Interface Auth-Type - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850-48 Cli Reference Manual

ip ospf interface auth-type

Sets the OSPF interface authentication type. Authentication allows the router to only respond to other rout-
ers that have the correct authentication information.
ip ospf interface {interface_name} auth-type [none | simple | md5]
Syntax Definitions
interface_name
none
simple
md5
Defaults
parameter
none | simple | md5
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6850, 6855, 6850E, 9000E
Usage Guidelines
•
Use this command to set the type of authentication that the OSPF interface uses to validate requests for
route information from other OSPF neighbors on this interface.
•
Simple authentication is authentication that uses only a text string as the password. The authentication
type simple is used in conjunction with the auth-key keyword described, on
•
MD5 authentication is encrypted authentication that uses an encryption key string and a key identifica-
tion number. Both of these are necessary as the password. The authentication type md5 is used in
conduction with the commands described on
and the other sets the key identification number.
Examples
-> ip ospf interface vlan-101 auth-type simple
Release History
Release 6.1; command was introduced.
Release 6.2.1; ip_address parameter deprecated.
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The name of the interface.
No authentication.
Simple, clear text authentication.
MD5 encrypted authentication.
default
none
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and page 22-36. One command enables MD5
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