Switch 7700 Command reference Guide, v2.0

172 CHAPTER 5: USING ROUTING PROTOCOL COMMANDS
isis authentication-mode Syntax
isis authentication-mode { simple | md5 } password [ { level-1 |
level-2 } [ ip | osi ] ]
undo isis authentication-mode { simple | md5 } password [ { level-1 |
level-2 } [ ip | osi ] ]
View
VLAN interface view
Parameter
password: Specify the authentication password.
md5: Configure to transmit the password encrypted with MD5 algorithm.
simple: Configure to transmit the password in plain text.
level-1: Configure authentication password for L1.
level-2: Configure authentication password for L2.
ip: Specify the IP authentication password.
osi: Specify the OSI authentication password.
The configuration of ip or osi authentication password is independent of the real
network environment.
Description
■ Use the isis authentication-mode command to configure the IS-IS to
authenticate the hello packets of the corresponding level, in the specified
mode and with the specified password on the IS-IS interface.
■ Use the undo isis authentication-mode command to cancel the
authentication and delete the password at the same time.
By default, the password is not set and no authentication is executed.
If the password is set, but no parameter is specified, the default settings are
level-1, plaintext and osi.
Related commands: area-authentication-mode,
domain-authentication-mode.
Example
Set the authentication password tangshi in plain text for the Level-1 neighboring
relationship on Interface Vlan-interface 1.
[SW7700]interface Vlan-interface 1
[SW7700-Vlan-interface1]isis authentication-mode simple tangshi
level-1