Setting or removing a DLDP authentication password
To set the DLDP authentication password to a plain text value, use the following command:
dldp authentication-password simple
- To set the DLDP authentication password to an encrypted value (a base64-encoded aes-256 encrypted string), use the following command:
dldp authentication-password encrypted
- To remove the DLDP authentication password, use the following command:
no dldp authentication-password
When encrypt-credentials is enabled, the
encrypted
parameter is displayed. When configuring the authentication password after configuring the authentication mode, the authentication mode defaults to
none
(advertised in PDUs) regardless of which authentication mode you attempt to configure.
If you do not configure the authentication password after you configure the authentication mode, the authentication mode will be
none
(advertised in PDUs) no matter which authentication mode you configure.
dldp authentication-password
dldp authentication-password
- simple
Set the authentication password to plain text.
- encrypted
Global encryption key, specified using a base64-encoded aes-256 encrypted string.
dldp authentication-password simple
Password will be prompted interactively as above and sets the entered value in the configuration.
Enter Password:
Re-Enter Password:
In Download mode, the authentication password must be accepted as inline parameter only, and not be prompted interactively.