Supported Platforms
authentication (Login)
Syntax
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
Description
Authentication methods that a user can use to log in to the switch. You can assign multiple authentication methods to a single user.
Options
encrypted-password "password"—Message Digest 5 (MD5) or other encrypted authentication. Specify the MD5 or other password. You can specify only one encrypted password for each user.
You cannot configure a blank password for encrypted-password using blank quotation marks (" "). You must configure a password of 1 through 128 characters and enclose the password in quotation marks.
load-key-file—Load RSA (SSH version 1 and SSH version 2) and DSA (SSH version 2) public keys from a file. The file is a URL containing one or more SSH keys.
plain-text-password—Plain-text password. The command-line interface (CLI) prompts you for the password and then encrypts it.
remote-debug-permission (QFabric systems only)—QFabric component authentication. Specifies permission levels for users to access individual components in a QFabric system.
ssh-dsa "public-key"—SSH version 2 authentication. Specify the SSH public key. You can specify one or more public keys for each user.
ssh-rsa "public-key"—SSH version 1 and SSH version 2 authentication. Specify the SSH public key. You can specify one or more public keys for each user.
Required Privilege Level
admin—To view this statement in the configuration.
admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
