DGS-6604
ip rip authentication mode
CLI Reference Guide
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ip rip authentication mode
To configure the type of authentication used in Routing Information Protocol
(RIP) Version 2 packets, use the
ip rip
authentication mode
command in
interface configuration mode. Use the no form of the command to disable the
authentication function.
ip rip authentication mode
{text
|
md5}
no ip rip authentication mode
Default
Clear text authentication (
text
)
Command Mode
Interface configuration
Usage Guideline
Only VLAN interfaces at which IP addresses are configured are valid interfaces
for this command.
RIP Version 1 does not support authentication. This command only affects
RIPv2.
Example
The following example shows how to configure the authentication mode of the
interface to
md5
at interface VLAN 2:
Verify the settings by entering the
show ip rip interface
command.
Syntax Description
text
Clear text authentication.
md5
Keyed Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication.
Switch(config)# interface vlan2
Switch(config-if)# ip rip authentication mode md5