Cisco Systems 6500 manual Standby authentication, Group-number is String is cisco

Chapter 2 Commands for the Catalyst 6500 Series SSL Services Module

standby authentication

standby authentication

To configure an authentication string for HSRP, use the standby authentication command. Use the no form of this command to delete an authentication string.

standby [group-number]authentication text string

no standby [group-number]authentication text string

Syntax Description	group-number	(Optional) Group number on the interface to which this authentication string
		applies. Valid values are from 0 to 255 for HSRP version 1; valid values are
		from 0 to 4095 for HSRP version 2. See the “standby version” section on
		page 2-116for information about changing the HSRP version.
	text string	Specifies the authentication string, which can be up to eight characters.

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

The defaults are as follows:

•group-number is 0.

•string is cisco.

Subinterface configuration submode

Release	Modification
SSL Services Module	Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 6500 series
Release 2.1(1)	switches.
SSL Services Module	The command mode for this command was changed from Proxy-VLAN to
Release 3.1(1)	Subinterface.

Usage Guidelines	HSRP ignores unauthenticated HSRP messages.
	The authentication string is sent unencrypted in all HSRP messages. You must configure the same
	authentication string on all routers and access servers on a cable to ensure interoperation. Authentication
	mismatch prevents a device from learning the designated hot standby IP address and the hot standby
	timer values from the other routers that are configured with HSRP.
	When you use group number 0, no group number is written to NVRAM, providing backward
	compatibility.
Examples	This example shows how to configure “word” as the authentication string to allow hot standby routers
	in group 1 to interoperate:
	ssl-proxy(config-subif)#standby 1 authentication text word
	ssl-proxy (config-subif)#

Catalyst 6500 Series Switch SSL Services Module Command Reference

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