IS-IS authentication configuration example

Network requirements

As shown in Figure 43, Switch A, Switch B, Switch C, and Switch D reside in the same IS-IS routing domain. Run IS-IS among them.

Switch A, Switch B, and Switch C belong to Area 10, and Switch D belongs to Area 20.

Figure 43: Network diagram

Configuration procedure

  1. Configure IP addresses for interfaces. (Details not shown.)

  2. Configure basic IS-IS:

    # Configure Switch A.

    <SwitchA> system-view
    [SwitchA] isis 1
    [SwitchA-isis-1] network-entity 10.0000.0000.0001.00
    [SwitchA-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchA] interface vlan-interface 100
    [SwitchA-Vlan-interface100] isis enable 1
    [SwitchA-Vlan-interface100] quit
    

    # Configure Switch B.

    <SwitchB> system-view
    [SwitchB] isis 1
    [SwitchB-isis-1] network-entity 10.0000.0000.0002.00
    [SwitchB-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchB] interface vlan-interface 200
    [SwitchB-Vlan-interface200] isis enable 1
    [SwitchB-Vlan-interface200] quit
    

    # Configure Switch C.

    <SwitchC> system-view
    [SwitchC] isis 1
    [SwitchC-isis-1] network-entity 10.0000.0000.0003.00
    [SwitchC-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchC] interface vlan-interface 200
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface200] isis enable 1
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface200] quit
    [SwitchC] interface vlan-interface 300
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface300] isis enable 1
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface300] quit
    [SwitchC] interface vlan-interface 300
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface300] isis enable 1
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface300] quit
    

    # Configure Switch D.

    <SwitchD> system-view
    [SwitchD] isis 1
    [SwitchD-isis-1] network-entity 20.0000.0000.0001.00
    [SwitchD-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchD] interface vlan-interface 300
    [SwitchD-Vlan-interface300] isis enable 1
    [SwitchD-Vlan-interface300] quit
    
  3. Configure neighbor relationship authentication between neighbors:

    # Configure the authentication mode as MD5 and set the plaintext password to eRq on VLAN-interface 100 of Switch A and on VLAN-interface 100 of Switch C.

    [SwitchA] interface vlan-interface 100
    [SwitchA-Vlan-interface100] isis authentication-mode md5 plain eRg
    [SwitchA-Vlan-interface100] quit
    [SwitchC] interface vlan-interface 100
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface100] isis authentication-mode md5 plain eRg
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface100] quit
    

    # Configure the authentication mode as MD5 and set the plaintext password to t5Hr on VLAN-interface 200 of Switch B and on VLAN-interface 200 of Switch C.

    [SwitchB] interface vlan-interface 200
    [SwitchB-Vlan-interface200] isis authentication-mode md5 plain t5Hr
    [SwitchB-Vlan-interface200] quit
    [SwitchC] interface vlan-interface 200
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface200] isis authentication-mode md5 plain t5Hr
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface200] quit
    

    # Configure the authentication mode as MD5 and set the plaintext password to hSec on VLAN-interface 300 of Switch D and on VLAN-interface 300 of Switch C.

    [SwitchC] interface vlan-interface 300
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface300] isis authentication-mode md5 plain hSec
    [SwitchC-Vlan-interface300] quit
    [SwitchD] interface vlan-interface 300
    [SwitchD-Vlan-interface300] isis authentication-mode md5 plain hSec
    [SwitchD-Vlan-interface300] quit
    
  4. Configure the area authentication mode as MD5 and set the plaintext password to 10Sec on Switch A, Switch B, and Switch C.

    [SwitchA] isis 1
    [SwitchA-isis-1] area-authentication-mode md5 plain 10Sec
    [SwitchA-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchB] isis 1
    [SwitchB-isis-1] area-authentication-mode md5 plain 10Sec
    [SwitchB-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchC] isis 1
    [SwitchC-isis-1] area-authentication-mode md5 plain 10Sec
    [SwitchC-isis-1] quit
    
  5. Configure routing domain authentication mode as MD5 and set the plaintext password to 1020Sec on Switch C and Switch D.

    [SwitchC] isis 1
    [SwitchC-isis-1] domain-authentication-mode md5 plain 1020Sec
    [SwitchC-isis-1] quit
    [SwitchD] isis 1
    [SwitchD-isis-1] domain-authentication-mode md5 plain 1020Sec