ip rip authentication key

Last Updated : Nov 06, 2012 |

Sets the authentication string used on the current interface. Use no ip rip authentication key to clear the password.

Syntax

ip rip authentication key password

no ip rip authentication key

Parameters

Parameter

Description

Possible Values

Default Value

password

The authentication string for the interface

string (1-16 chars)

User level

read-write

Context

interface:Serial (DS1 PPP L2-L3, DS1 PPP L3, DS1 FR-SUB L2-L3, DS1 FR-SUB L3, USP PPP L2-L3, USP PPP L3), 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 set the authentication string on the VLAN 1 interface to hush-hush:

Gxxx-001(if:Vlan 1)# ip rip authentication key hush-hush