N Commands > neighbor password

neighbor password

Description: 

Enables MD5 authentication on a TCP connection between two BGP peers. The no version disables MD5 authentication.

Syntax: 

neighbor { ipAddress | peerGroupName } password [ 0 | 8 ] string

no neighbor { ipAddress | peerGroupName } password

• ipAddress—IP address of the BGP neighbor that belongs to the peer group specified by the name
• peerGroupName—Name of the BGP peer group to which this neighbor belongs. If you specify a BGP peer group by using the peerGroupName argument, all the members of the peer group inherit the characteristic configured with this command, unless it is overridden for a specific peer.
• 0—Indicates the MD5 password is entered in unencrypted form (plaintext)
• 8—Indicates the MD5 password is entered in encrypted form (ciphertext)
• string—MD5 password, an alphanumeric text string of up to 80 characters

Mode(s): 

Address Family Configuration, Router Configuration