Process Overview: Routing Protocol Configuration
Configuring OSPF
13-38 Matrix E1 Series (1G58x-09 and 1H582-xx) Configuration Guide
Example
This example shows how to enables an OSPF authentication key on VLAN 1 with the password
“yourpass”:
13.1.2.12ip ospf message digest key md5
Use this command to enable or disable OSPF MD5 authentication on an interface. This validates
OSPF MD5 routing updates between neighboring routers.
ip ospf message-digest-key keyid md5 key
Syntax Description
Command Syntax of the “no” Form
The “no” form of this command disables MD5 authentication on an interface:
no ip ospf message-digest-key keyid
Command Type
Router command.
Command Mode
Interface configuration: Matrix>Router(config-if(Vlan <vlan_id>))#
Command Defaults
None.
Matrix>Router(config)#interface vlan 1
Matrix>Router(config-if(Vlan 1))#ip ospf authentication-key yourpass
keyid Specifies the key identifier on the interface where MD5
authentication is enabled. Valid values are integers from 1 to
255.
key Specifies a password for MD5 authentication to be used
with the keyid. Valid values are alphanumeric strings of up
to 16 bytes.