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Table 6
NTP authentication results
Multicast server
Multicast client
Authentication
result
Enable NTP
authentication
Configure a
key and
configure it
as a trusted
key
Associate the
key with a
multicast
server
Enable NTP
authentication
Configure a
key and
configure it
as a trusted
key
Yes Yes
Yes Yes Yes
Succeeded. NTP
messages can be
sent and received
correctly.
Yes Yes
Yes Yes No
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
be sent and
received correctly.
Yes Yes
Yes No N/A
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
be sent and
received correctly.
Yes No
Yes Yes N/A
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
be sent and
received correctly.
Yes No
Yes No N/A
No authentication.
NTP messages
can be sent and
received correctly.
Yes N/A
No Yes N/A
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
be sent and
received correctly.
Yes N/A
No No N/A
No authentication.
NTP messages
can be sent and
received correctly.
No N/A
N/A
Yes N/A
Failed. NTP
messages cannot
be sent and
received correctly.
No N/A
N/A
No N/A
No authentication.
NTP messages
can be sent and
received correctly.
Configuring NTP optional parameters
The configuration tasks in this section are optional tasks. Configure them to improve NTP security,
performance, or reliability.