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System Management Commands 4

Example

Console(config)#ntp poll 60

Console(config)#

Related Commands

ntp client (4-57)

ntp authenticate

This command enables authentication for NTP client-server communications. Use the no form to disable authentication.

Syntax

[no] ntp authenticate

Default Setting

Disabled

Command Mode

Global Configuration

Command Usage

You can enable NTP authentication to ensure that reliable updates are received from only authorized NTP servers. The authentication keys and their associated key number must be centrally managed and manually distributed to NTP servers and clients. The key numbers and key values must match on both the server and client.

Example

Console(config)#ntp authenticate

Console(config)#

Related Commands

ntp authentication-key(4-59)

ntp authentication-key

This command configures authentication keys and key numbers to use when NTP authentication is enabled. Use the no form of the command to clear a specific authentication key or all keys from the current list.

Syntax

ntp authentication-key number md5 key no ntp authentication-key [number]

•number - The NTP authentication key ID number. (Range: 1-65535)

•md5 - Specifies that authentication is provided by using the message digest algorithm 5.

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