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Cisco Nexus 5600 Series NX-OS Multicast Routing Command Reference
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Chapter I Commands
ip pim hello-authentication ah-md5
ip pim hello-authentication ah-md5
To enable an MD5 hash authentication key in IPv4 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) hello
messages, use the ip pim hello-authentication ah-md5 command. To disable hello-message
authentication, use the no form of this command.
ip pim hello-authentication ah-md5 auth-key
no ip pim hello-authentication ah-md5 [auth-key]
Syntax Description
Command Default Disabled
Command Modes Interface configuration mode
Supported User Roles network-admin
vdc-admin
Command History
Usage Guidelines Triple Data Encryption Standard (3-DES) is a strong form of encryption (168-bit) that allows sensitive
information to be transmitted over untrusted networks. Cisco Type 7 encryption uses the algorithm from
the Vigenère cipher.
This command requires the LAN Base Services license.
Examples This example shows how to enable a 3-DES encrypted key for PIM hello-message authentication:
switch(config)# interface ethernet 2/2
switch(config-if)# ip pim hello-authentication-ah-md5 3 myauthkey
This example shows how to disable PIM hello-message authentication:
switch(config)# interface ethernet 2/2
switch(config-if)# no ip pim hello-authentication-ah-md5
auth-key MD5 authentication key. You can enter an unencrypted (cleartext) key, or one of
these values followed by a space and the MD5 authentication key:
• 0—Specifies an unencrypted (cleartext) key
• 3—Specifies a 3-DES encrypted key
• 7—Specifies a Cisco Type 7 encrypted key
The key can be from 1 to 16 characters.
Release Modification
6.0(2)N1(1) This command was introduced.