Administrator Guide

Version Description
pre- 6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information The time interval between the hello packets must be the same for routers in a network.
Related
Commands
ip ospf dead-interval — set the time interval before a router is declared dead.
ip ospf message-digest-key
Enable OSPF MD5 authentication and send an OSPF message digest key on the interface.
S4048–ON
Syntax
ip ospf message-digest-key keyid md5 key
To delete a key, use the no ip ospf message-digest-key keyid command.
Parameters
keyid
Enter a number as the key ID. The range is from 1 to 255.
key
Enter a continuous character string as the password.
Defaults No MD5 authentication is configured.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
9.1(0.0) Included usage information on maximum number of digest keys per interface.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre- 6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
You can configure a maximum of six digest keys on an interface. Of the available six digest keys, the switches
select the MD5 key that is common. The remaining MD5 keys are unused.
To change to a different key on the interface, enable the new key while the old key is still enabled. Dell EMC
Networking OS sends two packets: the first packet authenticated with the old key and the second packet
1102 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)