
Routing Protocol Configuration Command Set
Configuring OSPF
Matrix NSA Series Configuration Guide
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13.2.3.12 ip ospf message digest key md5
Use this command to enable or disable OSPF MD5 authentication on an interface. This validates
OSPF MD5 routing updates between neighboring routers.
ip ospf message-digest-key keyid md5 key
Syntax Description
Command Syntax of the “no” Form
The “no” form of this command disables MD5 authentication on an interface:
no ip ospf message-digest-key keyid
Command Type
Router command.
Command Mode
Interface configuration:
Matrix>Router1(config-if(Vlan 1))#
Command Defaults
None.
Example
This example shows how to enable OSPF MD5 authentication on VLAN 1, set the key identifier to
20, and set the password to “passone”:
keyid
Specifies the key identifier on the interface where MD5
authentication is enabled. Valid values are integers from
1
to
255
.
key
Specifies a password for MD5 authentication to be used
with the
keyid
. Valid values are alphanumeric strings of up
to 16 bytes.
Matrix>Router1(config)#
interface vlan 1
Matrix>Router1(config-if(Vlan 1))#
ip ospf message-digest-key 20 md5 passone