Users Guide

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Switch Management Commands 2124
Key chains are used only for switch-to-switch MACsec.
Command History
Command introduced in version 6.7.0 firmware.
key
Use this command to configure a key and enter Keychain Key Configuration
mode. Use the no form of the command to remove the key configuration.
Syntax
key
key-id
no key
key-id
key-id
— The hexadecimal identifier of the key. Maximum length of 64
characters. The key-id must be an even number of characters.
Default Configuration
This command has no defaults. There are no keys configured by default.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
Key Configuration mode allows the administrator to configure a key using the
cryptographic-algorithm, key-string, and lifetime commands.
Command History
Command introduced in version 6.7.0 firmware.
cryptographic-algorithm
Use this command to configure the cryptographic algorithm for the key. Use
the no form of the command to return to the default configuration.