configure ospf authentication
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
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configure ospf authentication
configure ospf [vlan [<vlan-name> | all] | area <area-identifier> |
virtual-link <router-identifier> <area-identifier>] authentication
[{encrypted} simple-password <simple-password> | {encrypted} md5
<md5_key_id> <md5_key>| none]
Description
Specifies the authentication password (up to eight characters) or Message Digest 5 (MD5) key for one or
all interfaces in a specific area or a virtual link.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A.
Usage Guidelines
The md5_key is a numeric value with the range 0 to 65,536 or alphanumeric. When the OSPF area is
specified, authentication information is applied to all OSPF interfaces within the area.
The
encrypted
option is used by the switch when generating a configuration file and when parsing a
switch-generated configuration file. Do not select the
encrypted
option in the CLI.
Example
The following command configures MD5 authentication on the VLAN
subnet_26
:
configure ospf vlan subnet_26 authentication md5 32 test
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 10.1.
vlan-name
Specifies a VLAN name.
all
Specifies all VLANs
area-identifier
Specifies an OSPF area.
router-identifier
Specifies the router ID of the remote router.
encrypted
Indicates that the password (or key) is already encrypted (do not use this
option).
simple-password
Specifies an authentication password (up to 8 ASCII characters).
md5-key_id
Specifies a Message Digest 5 key, from 0-255.
md5_key
Specifies a numeric value from 0-65,536. Can also be alphanumeric, up to 26
characters.
none
Disables authentication.
