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IS-IS Configuration Commands
The term
router
in this document refers to both routers and Layer-3 switches.
IS-IS Configuration Commands
area-authentication-mode
Syntax
area-authentication-mode
{
md5
|
simple
}
password
[
ip
|
osi
]
undo
area-authentication-mode
View
IS-IS view
Default Level
2: System level
Parameters
md5
: Specifies the MD5 authentication mode.
simple
: Specifies the simple authentication mode.
password
: Password. For
simple
authentication mode, the
password
must be plain text. For
md5
authentication mode, the password can be either plain text or cipher text. A plaintext password can be
a string of up to 16 characters, such as
user918
. A cipher password must be a ciphertext string of 24
characters, such as
(TT8F]Y\5SQ=^Q`MAF4<1!!
.
ip
: Checks IP related fields in LSPs.
osi
: Checks OSI related fields in LSPs.
Whether a password should use
ip
or
osi
is not affected by the actual network environment.
Description
Use the
area-authentication-mode
command to specify the area authentication mode and a
password.
