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authentication-key (Protocols BGP)
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 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]
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.3 for the QFX Series.
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.
