Panasonic ZEQUO 6400, Operating Instructions Manual

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50. MD5 Commands
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50.2. config md5
 Description
This command is used to configure an MD5 key and password. The MD5 Configuration
allows for the entry of a 16 character Message Digest - version 5 (MD5) key which can be
used to authenticate every packet exchanged between OSPF routers. It is used as a security
mechanism to limit the exchange of network topology information to the OSPF routing
domain.

Format
config md5 key <key_id 1-255> <password 16>
 Parameters

Restrictions
Only Administrator and Operator-level users can issue this command.
 Example
To configure an MD5 key and password:
50.3. delete md5

Description
This command is used to delete an MD5 key table.

Format
delete md5 key <key_id 1-255>
key_id 1-255>
Enter the MD5 key to be configured. This key must be between 1 and 255.
<password 16>
Enter an panasonicnumeric string of between 1 and 16, case-sensitive characters, used to
generate the Message Digest which is in turn used to authenticate OSPF packets within
the OSPF routing domain.
Zxxx0:admin#config md5 key 1 zequo1
Command: config md5 key 1 zequo1
Success.
Zxxx0:admin#