authentication-key

authentication-key (APS)

Syntax

authentication-key key;

Hierarchy Level

[edit interfaces interface-name sonet-options aps]

Description

Configure the APS authentication key (password).

Options

key—Authentication password. It can be 1 through 8 characters long. Configure the same key for both the working and protect routers.

Usage Guidelines

See Configure Basic APS Support.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

authentication-key (VRRP)

Syntax

authentication-key key;

Hierarchy Level

[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet address address
vrrp-group group-number]

Description

On Fast or Gigabit Ethernet interfaces, configure a Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) authentication key (password). For the key to work, you also must specify a VRRP authentication scheme by including the authentication-type statement in the vrrp-group statement

All routers in the VRRP group must use the same authentication scheme and password.

Options

key—Authentication password. For simple authentication, it can be 1 through 8 characters long. For MD-5 authentication, it can be 1 through 16 characters long. If you include spaces, enclose all characters in quotation marks (" ").

Usage Guidelines

See Configure VRRP Authentication.

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

See Also

authentication-type