• Supported Platforms
• M Series
• T Series

• Related Topics
• Overview of BFD Authentication for BGP
• bfd-liveness-detection
• Configuring BFD for BGP
• authentication-key-chains statement in the Junos System Basics Configuration Guide
• show bfd session command in the Junos Routing Protocols and Policies Command Reference

Configuring BFD Authentication for BGP

Configuring BFD Authentication Parameters

BFD authentication can be configured for the entire BGP protocol, or a specific BGP group, neighbor, or routing instance.

To configure BFD authentication:

1. Specify the algorithm (keyed-md5, keyed-sha-1, meticulous-keyed-md5, meticulous-keyed-sha-1, or simple-password) to use.
   [edit]user@host# set protocols bgp bfd-liveness-detection authentication algorithm keyed-sha-1user@host# set protocols bgp group bgp-gr1 bfd-liveness-detection authentication algorithm keyed-sha-1user@host# set protocols bgp group bgp-gr1 neighbor 10.10.10.7 bfd-liveness-detection authentication algorithm keyed-sha-1

   Note: Nonstop active routing (NSR) is not supported with meticulous-keyed-md5 and meticulous-keyed-sha-1 authentication algorithms. BFD sessions using these algorithms may go down after a switchover.

2. Specify the keychain to be used to associate BFD sessions on BGP with the unique security authentication keychain attributes. The keychain name you specify must match a keychain name configured at the [edit security authentication key-chains] hierarchy level.
   [edit]user@host# set protocols bgp bfd-liveness-detection authentication keychain bfd-bgpuser@host# set protocols bgp group bgp-gr1 bfd-liveness-detection authentication keychain bfd-bgpuser@host# set protocols bgp group bgp-gr1 neighbor 10.10.10.7 bfd-liveness-detection authentication keychain bfd-bgp

   Note: The algorithm and keychain must be configured on both ends of the BFD session, and they must match. Any mismatch in configuration prevents the BFD session from being created.

3. Specify the unique security authentication information for BFD sessions:
   • The matching key-chain-name as specified in step 2.
   • At least one key, a unique integer between 0 and 63. Creating multiple keys allows multiple clients to use the BFD session.
   • The secret-data used to allow access to the session.
   • The time at which the authentication key becomes active, yyyy-mm-dd.hh:mm:ss.
   [edit security]user@host# authentication-key-chains key-chain bfd-bgp key 53 secret $9$ggaJDmPQ6/tJgF/AtREVsyPsnCtUHm start-time 2009-06-14.10:00:00
4. (Optional) Specify loose authentication checking if you are transitioning from nonauthenticated sessions to authenticated sessions.
   [edit]user@host> set protocols bgp bfd-liveness-detection authentication loose-checkuser@host> set protocols bgp group bgp-gr1 bfd-liveness-detection authentication loose-checkuser@host> set protocols bgp group bgp-gr1 neighbor 10.10.10.7 bfd-liveness-detection authentication loose-check
5. (Optional) View your configuration using the show bfd session detail or show bfd session extensive command.
6. Repeat these steps to configure the other end of the BFD session.

Note: BFD authentication is only supported in the domestic image and is not available in the export image.

Viewing Authentication Information for BFD Sessions

You can view the existing BFD authentication configuration using the show bfd session detail and show bfd session extensive commands.

The following example shows BFD authentication configured for the bgp-gr1 BGP group. It specifies the keyed SHA-1 authentication algorithm and a keychain name of bfd-bgp. The authentication keychain is configured with two keys. Key 1 contains the secret data “$9$ggaJDmPQ6/tJgF/AtREVsyPsnCtUHm” and a start time of June 1, 2009, at 9:46:02 AM PST. Key 2 contains the secret data “$9$a5jiKW9l.reP38ny.TszF2/9” and a start time of June 1, 2009, at 3:29:20 PM PST.

If you commit these updates to your configuration, you would see output similar to the following. In the output for the show bfd sessions detail command, Authenticate is displayed to indicate that BFD authentication is configured. For more information about the configuration, use the show bfd sessions extensive command. The output for this command provides the keychain name, the authentication algorithm and mode for each client in the session, and the overall BFD authentication configuration status, keychain name, and authentication algorithm and mode.

user@host# show bfd session detail 

                                                  Detect   Transmit
Address                  State     Interface      Time     Interval  Multiplier
50.0.0.2                 Up        ge-0/1/5.0     0.900     0.300        3   
 Client BGP, TX interval 0.300, RX interval 0.300, Authenticate 
 Session up time 3d 00:34
 Local diagnostic None, remote diagnostic NbrSignal
 Remote state Up, version 1
 Replicated 

user@host# show bfd session extensive    
                                                  Detect   Transmit
Address                  State     Interface      Time     Interval  Multiplier
50.0.0.2                 Up        ge-0/1/5.0     0.900     0.300        3   
 Client BGP, TX interval 0.300, RX interval 0.300, Authenticate   
        keychain bfd-bgp, algo keyed-sha-1, mode strict   
 Session up time 00:04:42
 Local diagnostic None, remote diagnostic NbrSignal
 Remote state Up, version 1
 Replicated 
 Min async interval 0.300, min slow interval 1.000
 Adaptive async TX interval 0.300, RX interval 0.300
 Local min TX interval 0.300, minimum RX interval 0.300, multiplier 3
 Remote min TX interval 0.300, min RX interval 0.300, multiplier 3
 Local discriminator 2, remote discriminator 2
 Echo mode disabled/inactive
 Authentication enabled/active, keychain bfd-bgp, algo keyed-sha-1, mode strict