Configuring ripv2 message authentication, Specifying a rip neighbor – H3C Technologies H3C WX6000 Series Access Controllers User Manual
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To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
––
Enter RIP view
rip
[ process-id ]
––
Enable source IP address check on
incoming RIP messages
validate-source-address
Optional
Enabled by default
The source IP address check feature should be disabled if a RIP neighbor is not directly connected.
Configuring RIPv2 Message Authentication
RIPv2 supports two authentication modes: plain text and MD5.
In plain text authentication, the authentication information is sent with the RIP message, which however
cannot meet high security needs.
Follow these steps to configure RIPv2 message authentication:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
––
Enter interface view
interface
interface-type interface-number
––
Configure RIPv2
authentication
rip authentication-mode
{ md5 { rfc2082 key-string key-id
| rfc2453 key-string } | simple password }
Required
Specifying a RIP Neighbor
Usually, RIP sends messages to broadcast or multicast addresses. On non broadcast or multicast links,
you need to manually specify RIP neighbors. If a specified neighbor is not directly connected, you must
disable source address check on incoming updates.
Follow these steps to specify a RIP neighbor:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
––
Enter RIP view
rip
[ process-id ]
––
Specify a RIP neighbor
peer
ip-address
Required
By default, RIP sends no updates
to any IP address.
Disable source address check on
incoming RIP updates
undo validate-source-address
Required
Not disabled by default