Reference Guide

The Dell Networking implementation of OSPFv3 is based on IETF RFC 2740.
area authentication
Configure an IPsec authentication policy for OSPFv3 packets in an OFSPFv3 area.
S4820T
Syntax
area area-id authentication ipsec spi number {MD5 | SHA1} [key-
encryption-type] key
Parameters
area area-id
Area for which OSPFv3 traffic is to be authenticated. For
area-id, you can enter a number.
The range is from 0 to 4294967295.
ipsec spi
number
Security Policy index (SPI) value that identifies an IPsec
security policy.
The range is from 256 to 4294967295.
MD5 | SHA1
Authentication type: Message Digest 5 (MD5) or Secure Hash
Algorithm 1 (SHA-1).
key-
encryption-
type
(OPTIONAL) Specifies if the key is encrypted.
The values are 0 (key is not encrypted) or 7 (key is
encrypted).
key
Text string used in authentication.
For MD5 authentication, the key must be 32 hex digits (non-
encrypted) or 64 hex digits (encrypted).
For SHA-1 authentication, the key must be 40 hex digits
(non-encrypted) or 80 hex digits (encrypted).
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
ROUTER OSPFv3
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.1.
(0.0)
Introduced on the S4810 and Z9000.
1232
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)