Configuring RIP accept-lifetime
21-10 Routing Protocol Configuration
Parameters
Defaults
None.
Mode
Router command, Key chain key configuration: Matrix>Router(config-keychain-key)#
Usage
The“no”formofthiscommandremovestheauthenticationstring.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtocreateanauthenticationstringcalled“password”forkey3inthe
“md5key”keychain:
Matrix>Router(config-router)#key chain md5key
Matrix>Router(config-keychain)#key 3
Matrix>Router(config-keychain-key)#key-string password

accept-lifetime

Usethiscommandtospecifythetimeperiodduringwhichanauthenticationkeyonakeychainis
validtobereceived.
Syntax
accept-lifetime start-time month date year {duration seconds | end-time |
infinite}
no accept-lifetime start-time month date year
Parameters
text SpecifiestheauthenticationstringthatmustbesentandreceivedinRIP
packets.Thestringcancontainfrom1to16uppercaseandlowercase
alphanumericcharacters,exceptthatthefirstcharactercannotbea
number.
starttime Specifiesthetimeofdaytheauthenticationkeywillbegintobevalidto
bereceived.Validinputishours:minutes:seconds(hh:mm:ss)
month Specifiesthemonththeauthenticationkeywillbegintobevalidtobe
received.Validinputisthefirstthreelettersofthemonth.
date Specifiesthedayofthemonththeauthenticationkeywillbegintobe
validtobereceived.Validvalues,dependingonthelengthofthe
month,are1‐31.
year Specifiestheyeartheauthenticationkeywillbegintobevalidtobe
received.Validinputisfourdigitsupto2035.
durationseconds Lengthoftime(inseconds)thekeyisvalidtobereceived.Validvalues
are1‐4294967295.