
OSPF Commands
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ip ospf authentication
This command sets the authentication method used when sending and receiving OSPF packets
on the current interface. The default is to use no authentication.
If no authentication method is specified in this command, then plain text authentication will be
used.
The
no
form of this command disables the authentication.
Use the
ip ospf authentication-key
command to specify a Simple Text password. Use the
ip ospf message-digest-key
command to specify MD5 password.
Syntax
ip ospf [<ip_address>] authentication [message-digest|null]
no ip ospf [<ip_address>] authentication
Mode
Interface mode
Examples
In this example, interface vlan1 is configured to have no authentication. This will override any
text or MD5 authentication configured on this interface.
awplus#
configure terminal
awplus(config)#
interface vlan1
awplus(config-if)#
ip ospf authentication null
Related Commands
ip ospf authentication-key
area authentication
ip ospf message-digest-key
Parameter
Description
<ip_address>
The IP address of the interface.
message-digest
Use the message digest authentication.
null
Use no authentication. It overrides password or message-digest
authentication of the interface.