bfd multi-hop authentication-mode

Use bfd multi-hop authentication-mode to configure the authentication mode for multi-hop BFD control packets.

Use undo bfd multi-hop authentication-mode to restore the default.

Syntax

bfd multi-hop authentication-mode simple key-id { cipher cipher-string | plain plain-string }

undo bfd multi-hop authentication-mode

Default

No authentication is performed.

Views

System view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

mdc-admin

Parameters

simple: Specifies the simple authentication mode.

key-id: Sets the authentication key ID in the range of 1 to 255.

cipher: Sets a ciphertext password.

cipher-string: Sets the ciphertext password, which is a case-sensitive string of 33 to 53 characters.

plain: Sets a plaintext password.

plain-string: Sets the plaintext password, which is a case-sensitive string of 1 to 16 characters.

Usage guidelines

Use this command to enhance BFD session security.

For security purposes, all authentication passwords, including passwords configured in plain text, are saved in cipher text.

Examples

# Configure the simple authentication mode for multi-hop BFD control packets, setting the authentication key ID to 1 and password to 123456.

<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] bfd multi-hop authentication-mode simple 1 plain 123456