150 Command Reference
Hash The hash function to use to decipher the encrypted secret sent by the MS
group member. Hash values are MD5 or SHA-1.
Secret Hexadecimal string that is encrypted by the hash function for
authentication with MS group members. The string has the following
lengths depending on the hash function:
• MD5 hash: 16-byte
• SHA-1 hash: 20-byte
Table 10 MS group member attributes (continued)
Attribute Description
copy [group_source] [group_destination]
Creates a new group named [group_destination] and copies the membership into the new group
from the group given by [group_source].
create [group] [type]
Creates a group with the name given by [group] with the type given by [type]. A group name
must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are alphanumeric,
_, $, ^, and -. The security database supports a maximum of 16 groups. If you omit [type], ISL is
used. Table 11 describes the group type parameters.
Table 11 Group type parameters
Parameter Description
isl Configures security for attachments to other switches.
port Configures security for attachments to N_Port devices.
ms Configures security for attachments to N_Port devices that are issuing
management server commands.
delete [group]
Deletes the group given by [group].
edit [group] [member]
Initiates an editing session in which to change the attributes of a worldwide name given by
[member] in a group given by [group]. Member attributes that can be changed are described in
Table 12.
Table 12 Group member attributes
Attribute Description
Authentication
(ISL and Port Groups)
Enables (Chap) or disables (None) authentication using the
Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol.
CTAuthentication
(MS Groups)
CT authentication. Enables (True) or disables (False)
authentication for MS group members. The default is False.
PrimaryHash
(ISL and Port Groups)
The preferred hash function to use to decipher the encrypted primary
secret sent by the member. The hash functions are MD5 or SHA-1. If
the member does not support the primary hash, the switch will use the
secondary hash.
Hash
(MS Groups)
The hash function to use to decipher the encrypted Secret sent by the
MS group member. Hash values are MD5 or SHA-1.