password

Description

Enables MD5 password encryption for a TCP connection between two MSDP peers.

The no form of this command removes the currently configured password.

Command context

config-msdp-peer

Parameters

ciphertext

Provides the password in encrypted format.

plaintext

Provides the password in plaintext format.

<PASSWD>

Specifies the password to be MD5 encrypted.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Example

Configuring MD5 password encryption:

switch(config-msdp-peer)# password plaintext test
switch(config-msdp-peer)# no password