ip rip authentication mode

Last Updated : Oct 26, 2015 |

Specifies the type of authentication used in RIP Version 2 packets. Use no ip rip authentication mode to restore the default value, none.

Syntax

ip rip authentication mode [simple|none]

no ip rip authentication mode

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

simple

Keyword indicating that the clear text authentication should be used

none

Keyword indicating that no authentication should be used

User Level

read-write

Context

interface:FastEthernet (L2-L3, L3, PPP L2-L3, PPP L3), VLAN (L2-L3, L3), Loopback (L2-L3, L3), Tunnel (L2-L3, L3), Dialer (L2-L3, L3)

Example

To specify that RIP packets use simple authentication mode:

Gxxx-001(if:FastEthernet )# ip rip authentication mode simple