ntp authenticate
Enable authentication of NTP traffic between the switch and the NTP time serving hosts.
Syntax
ntp authenticate
To disable NTP authentication, use the no ntp authentication command.
Defaults Not enabled.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
You also must configure an authentication key for NTP traffic using the ntp
authentication-key
command.
ntp authentication-key
Specify a key for authenticating the NTP server.
Syntax
ntp authentication-key number md5 [0 | 7] key
Parameters
number Specify a number for the authentication key. The range is
from 1 to 4294967295.
This number must be the same as the number parameter
configured in the ntp trusted-key command.
1790
System Time and Date