Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual page 853

Encryption example
The following commands configure a BGP4 neighbor and a peer group, and specify MD5
authentication strings (passwords) for authenticating packets exchanged with the neighbor or peer
group.
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# local-as 2
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# neighbor xyz peer-group
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# neighbor xyz password abc
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# neighbor 10.10.200.102 peer-group xyz
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# neighbor 10.10.200.102 password test
Here is how the commands appear when you display the BGP4 configuration commands.
BigIron RX(config-bgp)# show ip bgp config
Current BGP configuration:
router bgp
local-as 2
neighbor xyz peer-group
neighbor xyz password 1 $!2d
neighbor 10.10.200.102 peer-group xyz
neighbor 10.10.200.102 remote-as 1
neighbor 10.10.200.102 password 1 $on-o
Notice that the software has converted the commands that specify an authentication string into
the new syntax (described below), and has encrypted display of the authentication strings.
Syntax: [no] neighbor <ip-addr> |<peer-group-name> password [0 | 1] <string>
The <ip-addr> | <peer-group-name> parameter indicates whether you are configuring an individual
neighbor or a peer group. If you specify a neighbor's IP address, you are configuring that individual
neighbor. If you specify a peer group name, you are configuring a peer group.
The password <string> parameter specifies an MD5 authentication string for securing sessions
between the device and the neighbor. You can enter a string up to 80 characters long. The string
can contain any alphanumeric characters, but the first character cannot be a number. If the
password contains a number, do not enter a space following the number.
The 0 | 1 parameter is the encryption option, which you can omit (the default) or which can be one
of the following:
•
•
NOTE
If you want the software to assume that the value you enter is the clear-text form, and to encrypt
display of that form, do not enter 0 or 1. Instead, omit the encryption option and allow the software
to use the default behavior.
If you specify encryption option 1, the software assumes that you are entering the encrypted form
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0 – Disables encryption for the authentication string you specify with the command. The
password or string is shown as clear text in the output of commands that display neighbor or
peer group configuration information.
1 – Assumes that the authentication string you enter is the encrypted form, and decrypts the
value before using it.
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