CANOGA PERKINS 9175 Command Reference - Manual (Page 223)

CanogaOS Command Reference
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Switch(config-if)# ip ospf authentication message-digest
Related Commands
area authentication
ip ospf authentication-key
ip ospf message-digest-key
15.15 ip ospf authentication-key
To assign a password to be used by neighboring routers that are using the Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) simple password authentication, use the ip ospf authentication-key command in interface
configuration mode. To remove a previously assigned OSPF password, use the no form of this
command.
Command Syntax
ip ospf authentication-key password
no ip ospf authentication-key
password Any continuous string of characters that can be entered from the keyboard up to 8
bytes in length.
Default
No password is specified.
Command Mode
Interface configuration
Usage
The password created by this command is used as a “key” that is inserted directly into the OSPF header
when the switch originates routing protocol packets. A separate password can be assigned to each
network on a per-interface basis. All neighboring routers on the same network must have the same
password to be able to exchange OSPF information.
Examples
The following example enables the authentication key with the string yourpass:
Switch(config-if)# ip ospf authentication-key yourpass
Related Commands
area authentication
ip ospf authentication