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Command Reference Guide – Routing Protocol Chapter 3 OSPF Configuration Commands
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[3Com] router id 10.110.1.8
[3Com] ospf 120
[3Com-ospf-120]
3.1.31 ospf authentication-mode
Syntax
ospf authentication-mode { simple password | md5 key-id key }
undo ospf authentication-mode { simple | md5 }
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Interface view
Parameter
simple password: Uses plain text authentication. The password argument is a string
of up to eight characters.
key-id: ID of the authentication key in MD5 authentication mode, ranging from 1 to
255.
key: MD5 authentication key. If it is input in a plain text form, MD5 key is a string of 1 to
16 characters. It is displayed in a cipher text form with 24 characters in length when
the display current-configuration command is executed. Inputting the MD5 key in a
cipher text form with 24 characters in length is also supported.
Description
Use the ospf authentication-mode command to configure the authentication mode
and key between adjacent routers.
Use the undo ospf authentication-mode command to cancel the authentication key
that has been set.
By default, the interface does not authenticate the OSPF packets.
The passwords for authentication keys of the routers on the same network segment
must be identical. In addition, you need to use the authentication-mode command to
set the authentication type of the area, so as to validate the configuration.
Related command: authentication-mode.
Example
# Configure area 1 where the network segment 131.119.0.0 of interface
Vlan-interface 10 resides to support MD5 cipher text authentication. Set the
authentication key identifier to 15 and the authentication key to 3Com.
<3Com> system-view