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authentication-key (Protocols RIP)

Syntax

authentication-key password;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols rip],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols rip group group-name neighbor neighbor-name],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols rip],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols rip group group-name neighbor neighbor-name],[edit protocols rip],[edit protocols rip group group-name neighbor neighbor-name],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols rip],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols rip group group-name neighbor neighbor-name]

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 12.1 for the QFX Series.

Description

Require authentication for RIP route queries received on an interface.

Options

password—Authentication password. If the password does not match, the packet is rejected. The password can be from 1 through 16 contiguous characters long and can include any ASCII strings.

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.

Published: 2013-08-15