21 ip ospf message-digest-key md5 – CANOGA PERKINS 9175 Command Reference User Manual
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Default
10 seconds (Ethernet)
30 seconds (nonbroadcast)
Command Mode
Interface configuration
Usage
This value is advertised in the hello packets. The smaller the hello interval, the faster topological
changes will be detected, but more routing traffic will ensue. This value must be the same for all routers
and access servers on a specific network.
Examples
The following example sets the interval between hello packets to 15 seconds:
interface eth-0-1
ip ospf hello-interval 15
Related Commands
ip ospf dead-interval
15.21 ip ospf message-digest-key md5
To enable Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication, use the ip ospf
message-digest-key command in interface configuration mode. To remove an old MD5 key, use the no
form of this command.
Command Syntax
ip ospf message-digest-key key-id md5 key
no ip ospf message-digest-key key-id
key-id
An identifier in the range from 1 to 255.
key
Alphanumeric password of up to 16 bytes.
Default
OSPF MD5 authentication is disabled.
Command Mode
Interface configuration
Usage
Usually, one key per interface is used to generate authentication information when sending packets and
to authenticate incoming packets. The same key identifier on the neighbor router must have the same
key value.
The process of changing keys is as follows. Suppose the current configuration is as follows: