dldp authentication-password

Use dldp authentication-password to configure the password for DLDP authentication.

Use undo dldp authentication-password to restore the default.

Syntax

dldp authentication-password { cipher cipher | simple simple }

undo dldp authentication-password

Default

No DLDP authentication password is configured.

Views

System view

Predefined user roles

network-admin

Parameters

cipher cipher: Sets a ciphertext password. The cipher argument is a case-sensitive string of 1 to 53 characters.

simple simple: Sets a plaintext password. The simple argument is a case-sensitive string of 1 to 16 characters.

Usage guidelines

For security purposes, all DLDP authentication passwords, including passwords configured in plain text, are saved in cipher text.

To enable DLDP to operate correctly, make sure the DLDP authentication modes and the passwords configured on the two ends of a link are the same.

If you do not configure the authentication password after you configure the authentication mode, the authentication mode is none no matter which authentication mode you configure.

Examples

# Configure to perform plain text authentication and set the password to abc (assuming that Device A and Device B are connected by a DLDP link).

• Configure Device A:

  <DeviceA> system-view
  [DeviceA] dldp authentication-mode simple
  [DeviceA] dldp authentication-password simple abc
  

• Configure Device B:

  <DeviceB> system-view
  [DeviceB] dldp authentication-mode simple
  [DeviceB] dldp authentication-password simple abc
  

Related commands

• display dldp

• dldp authentication-mode