Authentication keys
The symmetric keys used for NTP authentication.
Authentication Key
The symmetric authentication key.
Properties
Key
The key value.
- Data type: string
- Configuration
- Required
CLI: (cli)> config system time ntp auth-key <index> key
Key format
The format used to interpret the key.
| Option | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
ascii | ASCII String | An ascii string containing the shared secret. |
hex | HEX String | A HEX encoded value containing the shared secret. |
- Data type: string select
- Default:
ascii - Configuration
- Required
CLI: (cli)> config system time ntp auth-key <index> key-format
Type
The kind of key provided.
| Option | Label | Description |
|---|---|---|
md5 | MD5 | MD5 hash (128 bits) |
sha1 | SHA1 | SHA1 hash (160 bits) |
sha256 | SHA256 | SHA256 hash (256 bits) |
sha384 | SHA384 | SHA384 hash (384 bits) |
sha512 | SHA512 | SHA512 hash (512 bits) |
- Data type: string select
- Default:
sha1 - Configuration
- Required
CLI: (cli)> config system time ntp auth-key <index> key-type
Key index
The key index is shared with the NTP server.
The key index and the key provide all the information required for authentications with the NTP server.
- Data type: integer
- Minimum: 1
- Maximum: 65535
- Configuration
- Required
CLI: (cli)> config system time ntp auth-key <index> key-idx