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188 Chapter : RIP Configure Commands
Router User Guide
configure router rip interface authentication
This command configures RIP-2 authentication for an interface.
The type of authentication and the key value to be used can be specified, but this is only valid with
RIP version 2 (mode 3). When authentication is configured, all subsequent RIP updates contain
authentication information. In addition, all subsequent incoming RIP packets on that interface are
accepted only if they carry a valid authentication header.
parameter definition
syntax:
[ no ] authentication auth_type line
example:
Alcatel-host/configure/router/rip/interface ethernet1> authentication md5 mymd5keyvalue
This example configures RIP interface Ethernet 1 for MD5 authentication.
related commands
applicable systems:
All models.
auth_type The RIP-2 authentication algorithm.
simple
Use simple password authentication.
md5
Use MD5 authentication.
md5_cisco
Use Cisco MD5 compatibility.
line The RIP-2 authentication password/key
Enter an alphanumeric string of up to a maximum of 16 characters.
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