Ntp authentication-key – Brocade Network OS Command Reference v4.1.0 User Manual
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ntp authentication-key
Creates an authentication key to associate with the NTP server.
Synopsis
ntp authentication-key key-id md5 md5-string
no ntp authentication-key key-id
Operands
key-id
Specifies an ID for an authentication key. The range is from 1 through
65535.
md5 md5-string
Specifies a string for the MD5 message-digest algorithm. The string can be
a maximum of 15 alphanumeric characters.
Defaults
None
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
Description
Adds an NTP authentication key (made up of a ID and an MD5 string) to a list of authentication
keys in the database.
Usage Guidelines
The maximum number of configurable NTP authentication keys is five. You cannot configure a
duplicate key ID with a different key string. Use the no ntp authentication-key key-id command to
remove the specified authentication key.
Examples
To create an authentication key with an ID of 33 and an MD5 string called check:
switch# configure
switch(config)# ntp authentication-key 33 md5 check
See Also