From: Brian McGahan (bmcgahan@internetworkexpert.com)
Date: Fri Sep 29 2006 - 11:21:58 ART
The password can't be different because they are not exchanging
the actual password. Instead they are exchanging an MD5 hash derived
from the password and the magic number. If the password are different
as will the MD5 digests, which ultimately means failed authentication.
HTH,
Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf
Of
> Radoslav Vasilev
> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:41 AM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: IEWB vol2 Lab3, task 3.1 - PPP authentication
>
> Hi Group,
>
> Simple question regarding PPP CHAP authentication - is it possible
> with CHAP to have different passwords confugured on the two routers,
> for exampe:
>
> router 4:
>
> username ROUTER5 password CISCO5
> int se0/1
> encap ppp
> ip address ...
> ppp chap authentication
>
>
>
> router 5:
> username ROUTER4 password CISCO4
> int se 0/1
> encap ppp
> ip address ...
> ppp chap authentication
>
>
>
> I thought that wasn't possible but I see a similar solution for the
> task mentioned in the subject. I'm reffering to the alternative
> solution for that task.
>
> Thanks!
> Rado
>
>
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