21 ip ospf message-digest-key md5 – CANOGA PERKINS 9175 Command Reference User Manual

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Default

10 seconds (Ethernet)

30 seconds (nonbroadcast)


Command Mode

Interface configuration


Usage

This value is advertised in the hello packets. The smaller the hello interval, the faster topological

changes will be detected, but more routing traffic will ensue. This value must be the same for all routers

and access servers on a specific network.


Examples

The following example sets the interval between hello packets to 15 seconds:

interface eth-0-1

ip ospf hello-interval 15


Related Commands

ip ospf dead-interval

15.21 ip ospf message-digest-key md5

To enable Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication, use the ip ospf

message-digest-key command in interface configuration mode. To remove an old MD5 key, use the no

form of this command.


Command Syntax

ip ospf message-digest-key key-id md5 key

no ip ospf message-digest-key key-id

key-id

An identifier in the range from 1 to 255.

key

Alphanumeric password of up to 16 bytes.


Default

OSPF MD5 authentication is disabled.


Command Mode

Interface configuration


Usage

Usually, one key per interface is used to generate authentication information when sending packets and

to authenticate incoming packets. The same key identifier on the neighbor router must have the same

key value.

The process of changing keys is as follows. Suppose the current configuration is as follows:

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