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User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 3.2
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Appendix K Router Platform User Interface Reference
RIP Routing Policy Page
RIP Authentication Dialog Box
Use the RIP Authentication dialog box to add or edit the neighbor authentication
properties of RIP interfaces.
Navigation Path
Go to the RIP Page—Authentication Tab, page K-257, then click the Add or Edit
button beneath the table.
Related Topics
• Defining RIP Interface Authentication Settings, page 15-211
Field Reference
Table K-122 RIP Authentication Dialog Box
Element Description
Interface The interface for which you want to define authentication properties. Enter
the name of an interface or interface role, or click Select to display an Object
Selectors, page F-593.
If the interface role you want is not listed, click the Create button in the
selector to display the Interface Role Dialog Box, page F-464. From here
you can define an interface role object.
Note You cannot specify two different authentication configurations for
the same interface.
Authentication The type of authentication to apply to the interface:
• MD5—(Recommended) Uses the MD5 hash algorithm for
authentication.
• Clear Text—Uses clear text for authentication.
Note Use plain text authentication only when security is not an issue, for
example, to ensure that misconfigured hosts do not participate in
routing.
Key ID Available only when MD5 is selected as the authentication type.
The identification number of the authentication key. This number must be
shared with all other devices sending updates to, and receiving updates from,
the selected device. Valid values range from 0 to 2147483647.