Dell N3200-ON EMC Networking N-Series Switches CLI Reference Guide version 6.7 - Page 1733

area virtual-link authentication Use the area virtual-link authentication command in Router OSPF Configuration mode to configure the authentication type and key for the OSPF virtual interface identified by the area ID and neighbor ID. Use the no form of the command to return the authentication type to the default value. Syntax area area-id virtual-link neighbor-id authentication [none | simple key | encrypt key key-id] no area area-id virtual-link neighbor-id authentication • area-id - Identifies the OSPF area to configure. (Range: IP address or decimal from 0-4294967295) • neighbor-id - Identifies the Router identifier of the neighbor. • encrypt - Use MD5 Encryption for an OSPF Virtual Link. • key - Authentication key for the specified interface. (Range: 8 bytes or less if the authentication type is simple and 16 bytes or less if the type is encrypt.) • key-id - Authentication key identifier for the authentication type encrypt. (Range: 0-255) Default Configuration This command has no default configuration. Command Mode Router OSPF Configuration mode. User Guidelines Unauthenticated interfaces cannot be configured with an authentication key. If no parameters are specified after the authentication keyword, then plaintext password authentication is used. Example The following example configures the authentication type and key for the area 10 OSPF virtual interface and neighbor ID. Layer 3 Routing Commands 1733