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Configuring PPP PAP Authentication

The Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) provides a simple method for the peer to establish its identity using a 2-way handshake. This is done only upon initial link establishment.

After the link is established, an ID and password pair is repeatedly sent by the peer to the authenticator until authentication is acknowledged or the connection is terminated.

To configure PAP, you must create an access profile, configure tracing operations, and configure the logical and physical interfaces.

To configure PAP on a logical interface with PPP encapsulation, include the pap statement with options:




pap {

default-pap-password password;

local-name name;
local-password password;

passive;
}

You can include these statements at the following hierarchy levels:

[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number]
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number]

For more information about configuring PAP for physical interfaces, see Configuring the PPP Password Authentication Protocol. For information about configuring tracing operations for the PPP protocol, see Tracing Operations of the pppd Process.

On each logical interface with PPP encapsulation, you can perform the following tasks:

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