One-way CHAP authentication configuration example

As shown in Figure 5, configure Router A to authenticate Router B by using CHAP.

Configuration procedure

(Method 1) The authenticator configured with a username authenticates the peer by using CHAP.

1. Configure Router A:

   # Create a user account for Router B.

   <RouterA> system-view
   [RouterA] local-user userb class network
   

   # Set a password for the user account.

   [RouterA-luser-network-userb] password simple hello
   

   # Set the service type of the user account to PPP.

   [RouterA-luser-network-userb] service-type ppp
   [RouterA-luser-network-userb] quit
   

   # Enable PPP encapsulation on Serial 2/1/0. By default, an interface uses PPP encapsulation.

   [RouterA] interface serial 2/1/0
   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] link-protocol ppp
   

   # Configure the username for Router A when Router A authenticates Router B.

   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ppp chap user usera
   

   # Set the authentication mode to CHAP.

   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ppp authentication-mode chap domain system
   

   # Assign an IP address to Serial 2/1/0.

   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ip address 200.1.1.1 16
   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] quit
   

   # Configure local authentication for the PPP users in the default ISP domain (system).

   [RouterA] domain system
   [RouterA-isp-system] authentication ppp local
   

2. Configure Router B:

   # Create a user account for Router A on Router B.

   <RouterB> system-view
   [RouterB] local-user usera class network
   

   # Set a password for the user account.

   [RouterB-luser-network-usera] password simple hello
   

   # Set the service type of the user account to PPP.

   [RouterB-luser-network-usera] service-type ppp
   [RouterB-luser-network-usera] quit
   

   # Enable PPP encapsulation on Serial 2/1/0. By default, an interface uses PPP encapsulation.

   [RouterB] interface serial 2/1/0
   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] link-protocol ppp
   

   # Configure the username for Router B when Router B is authenticated.

   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ppp chap user userb
   

   # Assign an IP address to Serial 2/1/0 of Router B.

   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ip address 200.1.1.2 16
   

(Method 2) The authenticator with no username configured authenticates the peer by using CHAP.

1. Configure Router A:

   # Create a user account for Router B.

   <RouterA> system-view
   [RouterA] local-user userb class network
   

   # Set a password for the user account.

   [RouterA-luser-network-userb] password simple hello
   

   # Set the service type of the user account to PPP.

   [RouterA-luser-network-userb] service-type ppp
   [RouterA-luser-network-userb] quit
   

   # Set the authentication mode to CHAP.

   [RouterA] interface serial 2/1/0
   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ppp authentication-mode chap domain system
   

   # Assign an IP address to Serial 2/1/0.

   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] ip address 200.1.1.1 16
   [RouterA-Serial2/1/0] quit
   

   # Configure local authentication for the PPP users in the default ISP domain (system).

   [RouterA] domain system
   [RouterA-isp-system] authentication ppp local
   

2. Configure Router B:

   # Configure the username of Router B when Router B is authenticated.

   <RouterB> system-view
   [RouterB] interface serial 2/1/0
   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ppp chap user userb
   

   # Set the default CHAP password.

   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ppp chap password simple hello
   

   # Assign an IP address to Serial 2/1/0.

   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ip address 200.1.1.2 16
   

3. Verify the configuration:

   # Use the display interface serial command to display information about Serial 2/1/0 of Router B.

   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] display interface serial 2/1/0
   Serial2/1/0
   Current state: UP
   Line protocol state: UP
   Description: Serial2/1/0 Interface
   Bandwidth: 64kbps
   Maximum Transmit Unit: 1500
   Internet Address: 200.1.1.2/16 Primary
   Link layer protocol: PPP
   LCP opened, IPCP opened
   ...
   

   The output shows that:

   • The physical layer status and link layer status of the interface are both up.

   • The states of LCP and IPCP are both Opened, indicating that PPP negotiation has succeeded.

   # Verify that Router A and Router B can ping each other.

   [RouterB-Serial2/1/0] ping 200.1.1.1
   Ping 200.1.1.1 (200.1.1.1): 56 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break
   56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 time=3.197 ms
   56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=128 time=2.594 ms
   56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=128 time=2.739 ms
   56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=128 time=1.738 ms
   56 bytes from 200.1.1.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=128 time=1.744 ms
   
   --- Ping statistics for 200.1.1.1 ---
   5 packet(s) transmitted, 5 packet(s) received, 0.0% packet loss
   round-trip min/avg/max/std-dev = 1.738/2.402/3.197/0.576 ms