authentication-key (Protocols BGP and BMP)
Syntax
authentication-key key;
Hierarchy Level
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols bgp], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols bgp group group-name], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols bgp group group-name neighbor address], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp group group-name], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp group group-name neighbor address], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-options bmp], [edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-options bmp station station-name], [edit protocols bgp], [edit protocols bgp group group-name], [edit protocols bgp group group-name neighbor address], [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp], [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp group group-name], [edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols bgp group group-name neighbor address], [edit routing-options bmp], [edit routing-options bmp station station-name]
Description
Configure an MD5 authentication key (password). Neighboring routing devices use the same password to verify the authenticity of BGP packets sent from this system.
Options
key—Authentication
password. It can be up to 126 characters. Characters can include
any ASCII strings. If you include spaces, enclose all characters in
quotation marks (“ ”).
Required Privilege Level
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced for BMP in Junos OS Release 13.2X51-D15 for the QFX Series.
Statement introduced for BMP version 3 in Junos OS Release 13.3.