D-Link xStack DXS-3350SR Installation & User Manual - Md5 Key
DXS-3350SR Gigabit Layer 3 Switch
MD5 Key
The MD5 Key Table Configuration menu allows the entry of a 16-character Message Digest
− version 5 (MD5) key that
can be used to authenticate every packet exchanged between OSPF routers. It is used as a security mechanism to limit the
exchange of network topology information to the OSPF routing domain.
MD5 Keys created here can be used in the OSPF Interface Configuration menu below.
Toconfigure an MD5 Key, click the MD5 Key link to open the following dialog box:
Figure 6- 81. MD5 Key Table Configuration window
The following fields can be set:
Parameter
Description
Key ID
A number from 1 to 255 used to identify the MD5 Key.
Key
A alphanumeric string of between 1 and 16 case-sensitive characters used to generate
the Message Digest which is in turn, used to authenticate OSPF packets within the
OSPF routing domain. (See below for OSPF configuration)
Click Add/Modify to enter the new Key ID settings. To delete a Key ID entry, click the corresponding
under the Delete
heading.
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