set protocols ospf area virtual-link authentication

Run the command set protocols ospf area virtual-link authentication to set the OSPF virtual-link authentication type that will be used for authentication with the remote ABR.

The command delete protocols ospf area virtual-link authentication unconfigures the virtual-link authentication type used and sets it to Null authentication, means no authentication.

Command Syntax

set protocols ospf [vrf <vrf-name>] area {<ipv4>|<area-id>} virtual-link <ROUTER-ID> authentication [<message-digest | null>]

delete protocols ospf [vrf <vrf-name>] area {<ipv4>|<area-id>} virtual-link <ROUTER-ID> authentication [<message-digest | null>]

Parameter

Parameter	Description
vrf <vrf-name>	Optional. Specifies the name of the VRF for the OSPF instance.
area {<ipv4>\|<area-id>}	Specifies the OSPF area ID. The value could be IPv4 dotted decimal format or an integer that ranges from 0 to 4294967295.
virtual-link <ROUTER-ID>	Configures a virtual link with the specified router ID of the remote ABR.
authentication [<message-digest \| null>]	Choose one of the authentication types from the following parameters. message-digest: Optional. Sets the authentication type to message-digest. null: Optional. Sets the authentication type to null, means no authentication. If no authentication types is specified, the simple-text authentication type will be used.

Usage Guidelines

The authentication modes and passwords of all the devices must be the same in any given area, but can differ between several areas.

When authentication type message-digest is configured, command set protocols ospf area virtual-link message-digest-key md5 can be used to set the md5 password.

When using simple-text authentication type, command set protocols ospf area virtual-link authentication-key can be used to set the password.

Example

Configure OSPF virtual links authentication type:

admin@XorPlus# set protocols ospf area 1.1.1.1 virtual-link 100.0.1.1 authentication message-digest
admin@Xorplus# commit