Command Reference Guide

3Com Router 3000 Ethernet Family
Command Reference Guide Chapter 1 PPP and MP Configuration Commands
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1.1.5 ppp chap password
Syntax
ppp chap password { simple | cipher } password
undo ppp chap password
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Parameter
password: Password.
simple: Indicates to display the password in plain text.
cipher: Indicates to display the password in ciphertext.
Description
Use the ppp chap password command to configure the password for CHAP
authentication.
Use the undo ppp chap password command to cancel the configuration.
While configuring CHAP authentication, you should configure the local password to be
the same as the user password at the remote end.
When encrypting randomly generated packets, the authenticatee always looks to the
ppp chap password command for a password prior to the local user database.
Related command: ppp authentication-mode chap, local-user.
Example
# Set the username to 3Com, which is to be displayed in plain text in CHAP
authentication.
[3Com-Serial1/0/0] ppp chap password simple 3Com
1.1.6 ppp chap user
Syntax
ppp chap user username
undo ppp chap user
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