area-password
Use this command to set the authentication password for the Level-1 area and to set authentication on Level-1 sequence number PDUs. This command enables authentication when receiving and sending link-state and sequence number PDUs in Level-1 areas. The password must be the same for all the ISIS routers in the same area.
Use the no parameter with this command to clear the area password.
Command Syntax
area-password WORD
area-password WORD authenticate snp (send-only|validate)
no area-password
Parameters
WORD
Password string.
authenticate
Insert the password into Level-1 SNP PDUs.
snp
Sequence number PDUs.
send-only
Only insert the password into the Level-1 sequence number PDUs, but not check the password in sequence number PDUs that it receives. Use this keyword during a software upgrade to ease the transition.
validate
Insert the password into Level-1 sequence number PDUs and check the password in sequence number PDUs that it receives.
Default
By default, the area password is not configured
Command Mode
Router mode
Applicability
This command was introduced before OcNOS version 1.3.
Examples
(config)#router isis bb
(config-router)#area-password mypasswd
(config)#router isis bb
(config-router)#area-password myPass authenticate snp send-only
(config)#router isis bb
(config-router)#no area-password
Last modified date: 08/28/2023