authentication-key

Syntax

authentication-key peer-key; 

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-routers logical-router-name protocols msdp group group-name 
  peer address],

[edit logical-routers logical-router-name protocols msdp peer address],

[edit protocols msdp group group-name peer address],

[edit protocols msdp peer address]

Description

Associate an MD5 signature option authentication key with an MSDP peering session.

Default

If you do not include this statement, the router will accept any valid MSDP messages from the peer address.

Options

peer-key—MD5 authentication key. The peer key can be a text string up to 16 letters and digits long. Strings can include any ASCII characters with the exception of (, ), &, and [. If you include spaces in an MSDP authentication key, enclose all characters in quotation marks (" ").

Usage Guidelines

See Configuring the MSDP Authentication Key.

Required Privilege Level

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