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Configuring Authentication Key Updates

To configure the authentication key update mechanism, include the key-chain statement at the [edit security authentication-key-chains] hierarchy level, and specify the key option to create a key-chain consisting of several authentication keys.



[edit security authentication-key-chains]
key-chain key-chain-name {


key key {
secret secret-data;
start-time yyyy-mm-dd.hh:mm:ss;
}


}

key-chain—Assigns a name to the key-chain mechanism. This name is also configured at the [edit protocols bgp] or the [edit protocols ldp] hierarchy levels to associate unique authentication key-chain attributes as specified using the following options:

key—Each key within a key-chain is identified by a unique integer value. The range is from 0 through 63.
secret—Each key must specify a secret in encrypted text or plain text format. Even if you enter the secret data in plain-text format, the secret always appears in encrypted format.
start-time—Start times for authentication key updates are specified in UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), and must be unique within the key-chain.

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