NTP Operation Mode
Limited NTP Query
Supported Devices
Unicast NTP server/client
mode
Clock synchronization
request from the client
Server
NTP peer mode
Clock synchronization with
each other
Symmetric active end
NTP peer mode
Clock synchronization
request from the active end
Symmetric passive end
NTP multicast mode
Synchronizing the client with
the server
NTP multicast client
NTP broadcast mode
Synchronizing the client with
the server
NTP broadcast client
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4.4.3 Enabling NTP Authentication
This part describes how to set NTP Autokey authentication on the device.
Context
NTP client synchronizes to authenticated NTP servers to ensure that time service is reliable
across the network. Authentication prevents the modification of NTP message data from
malicious network attacks.
Do as follows on the switch.
Procedure
l
Configuring NTP MD5 autentication
NOTE
l
Configure the same authentication key on the server and client and affirm that the key is reliable;
otherwise, NTP authentication fails.
l
Enable NTP authentication before performing actual authentication.
1.
Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
2.
Run:
ntp-service authentication enable
NTP authentication is enabled.
3.
Run:
ntp-service authentication-keyid
key-id
authentication-mode md5
password
The NTP authentication key is configured.
4.
Run:
ntp-service reliable authentication-keyid
key-id
Quidway S2700 Series Ethernet Switches
Configuration Guide - Network Management
4 NTP Configuration
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