RE: OSPF Authentication : Best Practice

From: Todd, Douglas M. (DTODD@PARTNERS.ORG)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2007 - 17:39:12 ART


Marut:

ip ospf message-digest key is only for those interfaces trying to become
adjacent. The loopback is a stub interface (no neighbor connectivity via ospf)
thus applying the key will have no influence on the interface.

DMT

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf Of Marut S@MS@DCTH-BKK
> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 7:21 AM
> To: Scott Morris; Jeff Mullan
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: RE: OSPF Authentication : Best Practice
>
> Hi Scott,
>
> Even the stub is loopback interface? Do I have to put
> ip ospf message-digest key under loopback too :-)
>
>
> Best Regards,
> Marut Siriwangso
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf Of Scott Morris
> Sent: Sunday, 18 March, 2007 8:27 PM
> To: 'Jeff Mullan'
> Cc: 'Cisco certification'
> Subject: RE: OSPF Authentication : Best Practice
>
> Everyone inside an area needs to have the authentication,
> otherwise, don't expect to have peers/routes! :)
>
>
> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider)
> #4713, JNCIE #153, CISSP, et al.
> CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-J
> IPexpert VP - Curriculum Development
> IPexpert Sr. Technical Instructor
> smorris@ipexpert.com
> http://www.ipexpert.com
>
>
> _____
>
> From: Jeff Mullan [mailto:jmullan78@gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 4:35 AM
> To: swm@emanon.com
> Cc: Cisco certification
> Subject: Re: OSPF Authentication : Best Practice
>
>
> Thanks Scott !! Follow-up quesiton:
>
> Lets assume we have some thing like this :
>
> R1---R2 , both are OSPF adjacent routers say area 0. Also, on R2 we 2
> stub
> networks. Say, VLAN a and VLAN b both in area 0. Now, if we use the
> interface based authentication command, for area 0 , do we have to go
> ahead
> and enable authentication on vlan a and vlan b interfaces on R2 also ?
> If we
> just enable on R2s interface facing R1 we are still OK.
>
> What do yo think ?
> Thanks,
> -JM
>
>
> On 3/17/07, Scott Morris <swm@emanon.com> wrote:
>
> On the exam do whatever you want, as long as the exam doesn't give you
> specifics.
>
> The "area # authentication" is a Cisco shortcut to enable
> authentication
> on
> each interface in a particular area. You have to put the key on the
> interface, so whether you do both there or not is really a personal
> choice.
>
>
> Scott Morris, CCIE4 (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,
> JNCIE
> #153, CISSP, et al.
> CCSI/JNCI-M/JNCI-J
> IPexpert VP - Curriculum Development
> IPexpert Sr. Technical Instructor
> smorris@ipexpert.com
> http://www.ipexpert.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On
> Behalf Of
> Jeff
>
> Mullan
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 4:55 AM
> To: Cisco certification
> Subject: OSPF Authentication : Best Practice
>
> Folks, Seeking recommendation from exam point-of-view. For OSPF
> authentication, if the task doesnt mention where to bind the
> authentication
> what would be the best practice ? Ideally, I like to do it on the
> interface,
> it gives me more visibility into whats going on and where !!
> Just wanted
> your thoughts ? How would you folks do it in the exam ?
> Thanks,
> -JM
>
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