Administration
Time Settings
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STEP 3
Click
Apply
and then click
Close
. Your changes are saved to the Running
Configuration.
Configuring SNTP Authentication
Use the
SNTP Authentication
page to configure encryption keys, which contain
the identifying information that the switch uses to authenticate to STNP servers.
You also use this page to enable the SNTP authentication service.
When you define SNTP servers that the switch can use, you specify whether a
server uses authentication and which authentication key it uses.
NOTE
You must configure at least one trusted authentication key before you enable SNTP
authentication. Otherwise, the
Failed to enable SNTP Authentication
message displays.
To configure an authentication key and enable this service:
STEP 1
Click
Administration
>
Time Settings
>
SNTP Authentication
in the navigation
window.
The SNTP Authentication Table displays each currently configured authentication
key and whether the key is currently enabled for use as a trusted key.
STEP 2
Select
Enable
to require the switch to authenticate to an SNTP server before
synchronizing its time.
STEP 3
Click
Apply
. Your changes are saved to the Running Configuration.
STEP 4
In the SNTP Authentication Table, click
Add
to add a key to the list.
STEP 5
Enter the parameters:
•
Authentication Key ID
—The key number. When you define an SNTP server
on the system, you specify which key it uses for authentication.
•
Authentication Key
—The value of the key. The value is the cryptographic
key that is used to encrypt and decrypt SNTP messages to and from the
server.
•
Trusted Key
—Indicates whether this key is a trusted key. Only trusted keys
are available for use. At least one trusted key must be configured to enable
the SNTP authentication service.
Keys are used with unicast SNTP servers only. A key is used to authenticate