Symmetricom 1000, 1100 manual Setting the NTP Authentication Key

Chapter 4 Provisioning the TimeProvider

Provisioning NTP Parameters

<aid>	<keyword>	<value>	Description	Default value
NTP	AUTHEN	ENABLE	Enables NTP Authentication	DISABLE
		DISABLE	Disables NTP Authentication

Sample Command

ED-EQPT::NTP:TP1000::AUTHEN=ENABLE;

This command enables authentication in NTP transmissions from the TimeProvider.

Normal Response

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“NTP,EQPT:SERVER,TC,03-05-15 10-04-32,,,,:\NTP

AUTHENTICATION,ENABLED”

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Setting the NTP Authentication Key

When you enable NTP MD5 authentication, you must create an authentication key and authentication ID. These values must be the same for the server and each client in order to perform authentication. The ED-EQPT command allows you to add, delete, or modify the authentication key and key ID.

ED-EQPT:[<tid>]:NTP:[<ctag>]::KEYGEN,<func>,<keyID>[,<key>];

This command has a default access level of ADMIN.

<aid>	<parameter>	<value>	Description	Default value
NTP	FUNC	ADD DELETE	The function to be performed	N/A
		MODIFY	on the key.
	KEYID	1 to 65534	Authentication ID	1
	KEY	32-character	Authentication key	null
		ASCII variable

Sample Command

ED-EQPT::NTP:TP1000::KEYGEN,ADD,998,ABC123;

This command generates the key in NTP timestamps sent by the TimeProvider.

Normal Response

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“NTP,EQPT:SERVER,TC,03-05-15 10-04-32,,,,:\NTP

AUTHENTICATION HAS CHANGED”

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