Motorola BSR 64000, Reference Manual

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OSPF Commands
8-3
area authentication
Use the area authentication command to enable authentication for an OSPF area to
Type 1, simple password, as specified in RFC 1247, while specification of Type 0 is
assumed. Authentication type must match all routers and access servers in a particular
area. The no authentication command disables authentication for the specified OSPF
area.
Group Access
ISP
Command Mode
Router Configuration
Command Line Usage
area {<area-id> | <ip-address>} authentication [message-digest]
no area {<area-id> | <ip-address>} authentication [message-digest]
no area {<area-id> | <ip-address>}
Command Syntax
Command Default
No authentication
Note: Ensure that the ip ospf authentication-key command is used to
specify a password, which must be the same for all OSPF routers on a
network, for communication to take place before the
area authentication
command is issued. If area authentication is enabled with MD5
authentication message-digest keyword, which is a type of password that
must be configured using the
ip ospf message-digest-key command.
area-id OSPF area ID number.
ip-address OSPF area ID in IP address format
message-digest Enables MD5 authentication only on the area
specified by the area ID or IP address.