A Commands


This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS FabricPath commands that begin with A.

authentication-check (FabricPath)

To enable an authentication check on received protocol data units (PDUs), use the authentication-check command. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this command.

authentication-check

no authentication-check

Syntax Description

This command has no arguments or keywords.

Command Default

Enabled

Command Modes

FabricPath IS-IS configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

6.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires an Enhanced Layer 2 license.

Examples

This example shows how to enable an authentication check on received PDUs:

switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# fabricpath domain default
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)# authentication-check
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)#
 
   

Related Commands

Command
Description

show fabricpath isis

Displays FabricPath IS-IS information.


authentication key-chain (FabricPath)

To configure an authentication keychain between FabricPath devices, use the authentication key-chain command. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this command.

authentication key-chain auth-key-chain-name

no authentication key-chain auth-key-chain-name

Syntax Description

keychain-name

Authentication keychain. The maximum size is 63 alphanumeric characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

FabricPath IS-IS configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

6.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the authentication key-chain command to assign a password in the authentication of a hello protocol data unit. Only one authentication key-chain is applied to an IS-IS interface at one time. If you configure a second authentication command, the first is overridden. You can specify authentication for an entire instance of IS-IS instead of at the interface level by using the authentication command.

See the Cisco Nexus Security Configuration Guide for your platform for information about keychains.

This command requires an Enhanced Layer 2 license.

Examples

This example shows how to configure an authentication keychain string for edge device authentication:

switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# fabricpath domain default
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)# authentication key-chain fabrickeys
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)#
 
   

Related Commands

Command
Description

show fabricpath isis

Displays FabricPath IS-IS information.


authentication-type (FabricPath)

To configure an authentication type, use the authentication-type command. To return to the default setting, use the no form of this command.

authentication-type {cleartext | md5}

no authentication-type {cleartext | md5}

Syntax Description

cleartext

Specifies the cleartext authentication method.

md5

Specifies the Message Digest (MD5) authentication.


Command Default

Enabled

Command Modes

FabricPath IS-IS configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification

6.0(2)N1(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the authentication-type command to configure the authentication type for hello protocol data units (PDUs) on an interface.

This command requires an Enhanced Layer 2 license.

Examples

This example shows how to specify cleartext authentication:

switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# fabricpath domain default
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)# authentication-type cleartext
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)#
 
   

This example shows how to specify Message Digest (MD5) authentication:

switch# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line.  End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# fabricpath domain default
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)# authentication-type md5
switch(config-fabricpath-isis)#
 
   

Related Commands

Command
Description

show fabricpath isis

Displays FabricPath IS-IS information.