authentication

Syntax

Hierarchy Level

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Description

Configure IPsec authentication parameters for a manual security association (SA).

Options

algorithm—Hash algorithm that authenticates packet data. The algorithm can be one of the following:

• hmac-md5-96—Produces a 128-bit digest.
• hmac-sha1-96—Produces a 160-bit digest.

key—Type of authentication key. The key can be one of the following:

• ascii-text key—ASCII text key. For hmac-md5-96, the key is 16 ASCII characters; for hmac-sha1-96, the key is 20 ASCII characters.
• hexadecimal key—Hexadecimal key. For hmac-md5-96, the key is 32 hexadecimal characters; for hmac-sha1-96, the key is 40 hexadecimal characters.

Usage Guidelines

See Configuring Security Associations.

Required Privilege Level

admin—To view this statement in the configuration.

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