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Enabling Authentication with Plain-Text Passwords

To configure authentication that requires a plain-text password to be included in the transmitted packet, enable simple authentication by performing these steps on all RIP Services Routers in the network:

  1. Navigate to the top of the configuration hierarchy in either the J-Web or CLI configuration editor.
  2. Perform the configuration tasks described in Table 123.
  3. If you are finished configuring the router, commit the configuration.
  4. To check the configuration, see Verifying the RIP Configuration.

Table 123: Configuring Simple RIP Authentication

Task

J-Web Configuration Editor

CLI Configuration Editor

Navigate to Rip level in the configuration hierarchy.
  1. In the J-Web interface, select Configuration>View and Edit>Edit Configuration.
  2. Next to Protocols, click Edit.
  3. Next to Rip, click Edit.

From the [edit] hierarchy level, enter

edit protocols rip

Set the authentication type to simple.

From the Authentication type list, select simple.

Set the authentication type to simple:

set authentication-type simple

Set the authentication key to a simple-text password.

The password can be from 1 through 16 contiguous characters long and can include any ASCII strings.

In the Authentication key box, type a simple-text password, and click OK.

Set the authentication key to a simple-text password:

set authentication-key password

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