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authentication-type

Syntax

authentication-type authentication;

Hierarchy Level

[edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet address address vrrp-group group-id],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family inet address address vrrp-group group-id]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS 11.3 for the QFX Series.

Description

Enable Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) IPv4 authentication and specify the authentication scheme for the VRRP group. If you enable authentication, you must specify a password by including the authentication-key statement.

All routers in the VRRP group must use the same authentication scheme and password.

Note: When VRRPv3 is enabled, the authentication-type and authentication-key statements cannot be configured for any VRRP groups.

Options

authentication—Authentication scheme:

  • simple—Use a simple password. The password is included in the transmitted packet, so this method of authentication is relatively insecure.
  • md5—Use the MD5 algorithm to create an encoded checksum of the packet. The encoded checksum is included in the transmitted packet. The receiving routing platform uses the authentication key to verify the packet, discarding it if the digest does not match. This algorithm provides a more secure authentication scheme.

Default: none (no authentication is performed).

Required Privilege Level

interface—To view this statement in the configuration.

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

 

Related Documentation

 

Published: 2014-07-23

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