authentication

Syntax

authentication { algorithm (hmac-md5-96 | hmac-sha1-96); key (ascii-text key | hexadecimal key ); }

Hierarchy Level

[edit security ipsec vpn vpn-name manual]

Release Information

Statement modified in Release 8.5 of Junos OS.

Description

Configure IP Security (IPsec) authentication parameters for a manual security association (SA). (This statement is not supported on dynamic VPN implementations.)

Options

algorithm—Hash algorithm that authenticates packet data. It 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. It 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

For configuration instructions and examples, see the Junos OS Security Configuration Guide.

Required Privilege Level

security—To view this statement in the configuration.

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