Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000436-01, June 2007)

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secAuthSecret
Manages the DH-CHAP shared secret key information.
Synopsis secauthsecret [--show] [--set] [--remove value | --all]
Description Use this command to manage the DH-CHAP shared secret key database used for authentication.
This command displays, sets, and removes shared secret key information from the database or
deletes the entire database. If you are performing set or remove operations, when the command is
completed new data is saved persistently. New data is effective with the next authentication
request. The configuration applies to a switch instance only.
A Brocade Security license is required to run this command in non-secure as well as secure mode.
Operands This command has the following operands:
--show Lists the WWNs for which shared secret is configured.
--set Sets shared secrets with a WWN. NOTE: when setting secrets for an entry of
an EX_Port type, the wwn of the entry must be specified.
--remove [wwn | domain | swname]
Removes the specified WWN entry from the database. If a domain name is
specified, it is converted to a WWN and then the entry is removed. If no option
is specified, command is interactive.
--remove --all Deletes the entire secret key database.
When setting secrets for an entry of an EX_Port type, the WWN of the entry must be specified.
When removing an entry of an EX_Port type, the WWN of the entry must be specified.
Examples To list the shared secret WWN:
switch:admin> secauthsecret --show
WWN DId Name
-----------------------------------------------
10:00:00:60:69:80:5b:e8 1 switch
To set the shared secret:
switch:admin>secAuthSecret --set
This command sets up secret keys for the DH-CHAP authentication.
The minimum length of a secret key is 8 characters and maximum 40
characters. Setting up secret keys does not initiate DH-CHAP
authentication. If switch is configured to do DH-CHAP, it is performed
whenever a port or a switch is enabled.
Warning: Please use a secure channel for setting secrets. Using
an insecure channel is not safe and may compromise secrets.
Following inputs should be specified for each entry.
1. WWN for which secret is being set up.
2. Peer secret: The secret of the peer that authenticates to peer.
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