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ip ospf authentication-key Configuring OSPF

Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Guide 21-29

Defaults

None.

Mode

Routercommand,Interfaceconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐if(Vlan1))#

Usage

The“no”formofthiscommandsetsthedeadintervalvaluetothedefault.

Example

Thisexampleshowshowtosetthedeadintervalto20forVLAN1:

Matrix>Router(config)#interface vlan 1

Matrix>Router(config-if(Vlan 1))#ip ospf dead-interval 20

ip ospf authentication-key

UsethiscommandtoassignapasswordtobeusedbyneighboringroutersusingOSPF’ssimple

passwordauthentication.

Syntax

ip ospf authentication-key password

no ip ospf authentication-key

Parameters

Defaults

Ifpasswordisnotspecified,thepasswordwillbesettoablankstring.

Mode

Routercommand,Interfaceconfiguration:Matrix>Router(config‐if(Vlan1))#

Usage

Thepasswordkeysetwiththiscommandwillonlybeusedwhenauthenticationisenabledforan

OSPFareausingtheareaauthenticationcommanddescribedin“areaauthentication”on

page 21‐32.

Allneighboringroutersonthesamenetworkmusthavethesamepasswordconfiguredtobeable

toexchangeOSPF

information.

Thispasswordisusedasa“key”thatisinserteddirectlyintotheOSPFheaderinroutingprotocol

packets.AseparatepasswordcanbeassignedtoeachOSPFnetworkonaper‐interfacebasis.

The“no”formofthiscommandremovesanOSPFauthenticationpasswordonaninterface.

password SpecifiesanOSPF

authenticationpassword.Validvaluesare

alphanumericstringsupto8bytesinlength.