Configuring ntp authentication for a server – H3C Technologies H3C WX6000 Series Access Controllers User Manual
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To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Configure an NTP
authentication key
ntp-service authentication-keyid
keyid
authentication-mode
md5 value
Required
No NTP authentication key by
default
Configure the key as a
trusted key
ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid
keyid
Required
No authentication key is configured
to be trusted by default
Server/client mode:
ntp-service
unicast-server { ip-address |
server-name
} authentication-keyid keyid
Associate the specified
key with an NTP server
Symmetric peers mode:
ntp-service
unicast-peer { ip-address |
peer-name
} authentication-keyid keyid
Required
You can associate a non-existing
key with an NTP server. To enable
NTP authentication, you must
configure the key and specify it as
a trusted key after associating the
key with the NTP server.
After you enable the NTP authentication feature for the client, make sure that you configure for the client
an authentication key that is the same as on the server and specify that the authentication is trusted;
otherwise, the client cannot be synchronized to the server.
Configuring NTP authentication for a server
Follow these steps to configure NTP authentication for a server:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enable NTP authentication ntp-service authentication enable
Required
Disabled by default
Configure an NTP
authentication key
ntp-service authentication-keyid
keyid
authentication-mode
md5 value
Required
No NTP authentication key by
default
Configure the key as a
trusted key
ntp-service reliable
authentication-keyid keyid
Required
No authentication key is configured
to be trusted by default
Enter interface view
interface
interface-type interface-number
—
Broadcast server mode:
ntp-service
broadcast-server
authentication-keyid
keyid
Associate the specified key
with an NTP server
Multicast server mode:
ntp-service
multicast-server
authentication-keyid
keyid
Required
You can associate a non-existing
key with an NTP server. To enable
NTP authentication, you must
configure the key and specify it as
a trusted key after associating the
key with the NTP server.