MSDP MD5 Password Authentication

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MSDP MD5 Password Authentication

Configuration Information

Command Reference Information

Master Commands Lists

MSDP MD5 Password Authentication

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The MSDP MD5 Password Authentication feature is an enhancement to support Message Digest 5 (MD5) signature protection on a TCP connection between two Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) peers. This feature provides added security by protecting MSDP against the threat of spoofed TCP segments being introduced into the TCP connection stream.

Configuration Information

Configuration information is included in the "Using MSDP to Interconnect Multiple PIM-SM Domains" module at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios/ipmulti/configuration/guide/imc_msdp_im_pim_sm.html

The following sections provide information about this feature:

•Configuring MSDP MD5 Password Authentication

•Configuring MSDP MD5 Password Authentication: Example

For a complete list of features included in the "Using MSDP to Interconnect Multiple PIM-SM Domains" module, see the Feature Information table located toward the end of the module.

Command Reference Information

Release 12.2SX

The following commands are new or modified for this feature:

•ip msdp password peer

•show ip msdp peer

Detailed information about these commands is included in the Cisco IOS IP Multicast Command Reference, at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/ipmulti/command/reference/imc_book.html

Master Commands Lists

Cisco IOS master commands lists provide an alphabetical list of all Cisco IOS commands in a Cisco IOS release.

Release 12.2SX

Cisco IOS Master Commands List, Release 12.2SX, at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/docs/ios/mcl/122sxmcl/12_2sx_mcl_book.html

Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses used in this document are not intended to be actual addresses. Any examples, command display output, and figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP addresses in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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