5 ip rip authentication mode – CANOGA PERKINS CanogaOS Command Reference User Manual
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Command Syntax
ip rip authentication {key-chain name-of-chain | string string} 
no ip rip authentication {key-chain | string} 
name-of-chain
Enables authentication and specifies the group of keys that are valid.
string
Enables authentication and specifies the authentication string.
 
Default 
No authentication is provided for RIP packets.
 
Command Mode 
Interface configuration
 
Usage 
If neither key chain is configured with the key-chain command nor string is configured with the 
authentication string command, no authentication is performed on the interface (not even the default 
authentication). Key chain and authentication string can not be configured on the same interface. If you 
want configure one, make sure the other is not configured. 
 
Examples 
The following example configures the interface to accept and send any key belonging to the key chain 
named trees: 
Switch(config-if)# ip rip authentication key-chain trees 
 
Related Commands 
ip rip authentication mode
14.5 ip rip authentication mode
To specify the type of authentication used in Routing Information Protocol (RIP) Version 2 packets, use 
the ip rip authentication mode command in interface configuration mode. To restore clear text 
authentication, use the no form of this command. 
 
Command Syntax 
ip rip authentication mode {text | md5} 
no ip rip authentication mode 
text
Clear text authentication.
md5
Keyed Message Digest 5 (MD5) authentication.
 
Default 
Clear text authentication is provided for RIP packets.
 
Command Mode 
