Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 5000 Family and Router 6000 Family isis authentication-mode ● 183
Command Reference
isis authentication-mode
Purpose Use the isis authentication-mode command to configure the IS-IS to
authenticate the hello messages of the corresponding level, in the specified mode and
with the specified password on the IS-IS interface.
Use the undo isis authentication-mode command to cancel the
authentication and delete the password at the same time.
Syntax isis authentication-mode { simple | md5 } password [ { level-1 | level-2
} [ ip | osi ] ]
undo isis authentication-mode { simple | md5 } password [ { level-1 |
level-2 } [ ip | osi ] ]
Parameters simple
Transmit the authentication password in simple text.
md5
Transmit the authentication password in MD5
encryption.
password
Specifies the authentication password.
level-1
Configures authentication password for Level-1.
level-2
Configures authentication password for Level-2.
ip
Specifies the IP authentication password.
osi
Specifies the OSI authentication password.
The configuration of ip or osi authentication password
is independent of the real network environment.
Default By default, the password is not set and no authentication is executed.
Example Set the authentication password "tangshi" in simple text for the Level-1 neighboring
relationship on Interface serial1/0/0.
[3Com ] interface serial1/0/0
[3Com -Serial1/0/0] isis authentication-mode simple tangshi level-1
View This command can be used in the following views:
■ Interface view
Description If the password is set, but no parameter is specified, the default settings are Level-1,
simple and osi.