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MD5 Key Table Configuration

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D-Link DES-3326S Layer 3 Switch MD5 Key Table Configuration MD5 authentication is used to identify trusted routers sending OSPF packets. By default no authentication is used for OSPF so it is not necessary to configure any MD5 keys to use OSPF. MD5 authentication can be set up at any time, before or after you have configured OSPF settings. The link for MD5 Key configuration is located in the Configuration folder. The MD5 Key Table Configuration menu allows the entry of a 16 character Message Digest − version 5 (MD5) key which can be used to authenticate every packet exchanged between OSPF routers. It is used as a security mechanism to limit the exchange of network topology information to the OSPF routing domain. MD5 Keys created here are entered in when setting up OSPF interfaces. Please read the description in the section below about OSPF Interface Settings. To configure an MD5 Key, click the MD5 Key Table Configuration link to open the following menu: Figure 24- 1. MD5 Key Table Configuration To add an MD5 key to the table, click the New button: Figure 24- 2. MD5 Key Table − Add To edit an entry in the MD5 key table, select the key from the MD5 Key Table Configuration screen, and click the Edit button: The following fields can be set: Figure 24- 3. MD5 Key Table − Edit Parameter Description Key ID Key A number from 1 to 255 used to identify the MD5 Key. A alphanumeric string of between 1 and 16 case-sensitive characters used to generate the Message Digest which is in turn, used to authenticate OSPF packets within the OSPF routing domain. 176

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D-Link DES-3326S Layer 3 Switch
MD5 Key Table Configuration
MD5 authentication is used to identify trusted routers sending OSPF packets. By default no authentication is used for OSPF so
it is not necessary to configure any MD5 keys to use OSPF. MD5 authentication can be set up at any time, before or after you
have configured OSPF settings. The link for MD5 Key configuration is located in the Configuration folder.
The
MD5 Key Table Configuration
menu allows the entry of a 16 character Message Digest
version 5 (MD5) key which
can be used to authenticate every packet exchanged between OSPF routers.
It is used as a security mechanism to limit the
exchange of network topology information to the OSPF routing domain.
MD5 Keys created here are entered in when setting up OSPF interfaces. Please read the description in the section below about
OSPF Interface Settings.
To configure an MD5 Key, click the
MD5 Key Table Configuration
link to open the following menu:
Figure 24- 1. MD5 Key Table Configuration
To add an MD5 key to the table, click the New button:
Figure 24- 2.
MD5 Key Table
Add
To edit an entry in the MD5 key table, select the key from the MD5 Key Table Configuration screen, and click the Edit button:
Figure 24- 3. MD5 Key Table
Edit
The following fields can be set:
Parameter
Description
Key ID
A number from 1 to 255 used to identify the MD5 Key.
Key
A alphanumeric string of between 1 and 16 case-sensitive characters used to generate
the Message Digest which is in turn, used to authenticate OSPF packets within the
OSPF routing domain.
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