Administrator Guide
neighbor password
Enable message digest 5 (MD5) authentication on the TCP connection between two neighbors.
Syntax
neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} password [encryption-type] password
To delete a password, use the no neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} password
command.
Parameters
ip-address
Enter the IP address of the router to be included in the peer group.
peer-group-name
Enter the name of a configured peer group.
encryption-type
(OPTIONAL) Enter 7 as the encryption type for the password entered. 7 means that the
password is encrypted and hidden.
password
Enter a text string up to 80 characters long. The first character of the password must be
a letter.
You cannot use spaces in the password.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
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.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.7.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
Usage Information
This command automatically restarts the neighbor session for the configuration to take effect.
Configure the same password on both BGP peers or a connection does not occur. When you configure MD5
authentication between two BGP peers, each segment of the TCP connection between them is verified and the
MD5 digest is checked on every segment sent on the TCP connection.
Configuring a password for a neighbor causes an existing session to be torn down and a new one established.
If you specify a BGP peer group by using the peer-group-name parameter, all the members of the peer group
inherit the characteristic configured with this command.
388 Border Gateway Protocol