R3303-HP HSR6800 Routers IP Multicast Command Reference

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peer password
Use peer password to configure a password for MD5 authentication used by both MSDP peers to
establish a TCP connection.
Use undo peer password to restore the default.
Syntax
peer peer-address password { cipher cipher-password | simple simple-password }
undo peer peer-address password
Default
No MD5 authentication is performed for MSDP peers to establish TCP connections.
Views
Public network MSDP view, VPN instance MSDP view
Default command level
2: System level
Parameters
peer-address: Specifies an MSDP peer.
cipher cipher-password: Sets a ciphertext MD5 authentication password, a case-sensitive string of 1 to
137 c h a ra ct e r s .
simple simple-password: Specifies a plaintext MD5 authentication password, a case-sensitive string of 1
to 80 characters.
Usage guidelines
The MSDP peers involved in MD5 authentication must be configured with the same authentication
method and password. Otherwise, the authentication fails and the TCP connection cannot be
established.
For security purposes, all MD5 authentication passwords, including MD5 authentication passwords
configured in plain text, are saved in cipher text to the configuration file.
Examples
# On the public network, configure a plaintext password for MD5 authentication to aabbcc for the TCP
connections between the local end and the MSDP peer 10.1.100.1. The configuration on the peer is
similar.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] msdp
[Sysname-msdp] peer 10.1.100.1 password simple aabbcc
# In VPN instance mvpn, configure a plaintext password for MD5 authentication to aabbcc for the TCP
connections between the local end and the MSDP peer 10.1.100.1. The configuration on the peer is
similar.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] msdp vpn-instance mvpn
[Sysname-msdp-mvpn] peer 10.1.100.1 password simple aabbcc