Command: isis hello-auth (Ethernet Interface Configuration)

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isis hello-auth (Ethernet Interface Configuration)

Specify the authentication type used for Intermediate-System-to-Intermediate-System (IS-IS) hello packets on the interface. The type can be one of the following: none, simple or hmac-md5.

Syntax

Default

The default hello-auth type is none.

Command mode

Ethernet Interface Configuration

Command parameters

ParameterDescription

key WORD

Specifies the authentication key (password) used by the receiving router to verify the packet.

key-id <1-255>

Specifies the optional key ID.

type { none | simple | hmac-md5 }

Specifies the authentication type used for IS-IS hello packets on the interface. The type can be one of the following: none, simple or hmac-md5. Simple password authentication uses a text password in the transmitted packet. The receiving router uses an authentication key (password) to verify the packet. MD5 authentication creates an encoded checksum in the transmitted packet. The receiving router uses an authentication key (password) to verify the MD5 checksum of the packet. There is an optional key ID. The default type is none.