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authentication-key

Syntax



authentication-key key-number type type value password;

Hierarchy Level



[edit system ntp]

Release Information

Statement introduced before JUNOS Release 7.4.

Description

Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP) authentication keys so that the router can send authenticated packets. If you configure the router to operate in authenticated mode, you must configure a key.

Both the keys and the authentication scheme (MD5) must be identical between a set of peers sharing the same key number.

Options

key-number—Positive integer that identifies the key.
type type—Authentication type. It can only be md5.
value password—The key itself, which can be from 1 through 8 ASCII characters. If the key contains spaces, enclose it in quotation marks.

Usage Guidelines

See Configuring NTP Authentication Keys.

Required Privilege Level

system—To view this statement in the configuration.

system-control—To add this statement to the configuration.