Users Guide
MD5 | SHA1
Authentication type: Message Digest 5 (MD5) or Secure Hash Algorithm 1 (SHA-1).
key-encryption-
type
(OPTIONAL) Species if the key is encrypted.
Valid values: 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 congured.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking 
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
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.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.1.(0.0) Introduced on S4810 and Z9000.
8.4.2.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Usage Information
Before you enable IPsec authentication on an OSPFv3 interface, rst enable IPv6 unicast routing globally, congure 
an IPv6 address and enable OSPFv3 on the interface, and assign the interface to an area.
An SPI value must be unique to one IPsec security policy (authentication or encryption) on the router. Congure 
the same authentication policy (same SPI and key) on each OSPFv3 interface in a link.
To remove an IPsec authentication policy from an interface, enter the no ipv6 ospf authentication spi number 
command. To remove null authentication on an interface to allow the interface to inherit the authentication policy 
congured for the OSPFv3 area, enter the no ipv6 ospf authentication null command.
Related Commands
• area authentication – congure an IPsec authentication policy for an OSPFv3 area.
• show crypto ipsec policy – display the conguration of IPsec authentication policies.
• show crypto ipsec sa ipv6 – display the security associations set up for OSPFv3 interfaces in authentication 
policies.
1132 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)










