CLI Guide

Switch Management Commands 1942
Example
The following example, after defining the authentication key for SNTP, grants
authentication.
console(config)# sntp authentication-key 8 md5 ClkKey
console(config)# sntp trusted-key 8
console(config)# sntp authenticate
sntp authentication-key
Use the sntp authentication-key command in Global Configuration mode to
define an authentication key for Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP). To
remove the authentication key for SNTP, use the no form of this command.
Syntax
sntp authentication-key key-number md5 value
no sntp authentication-key number
• key-number—number (Range: 1–4294967295)
• value—value (Range: 1-8 characters)
Default value
No authentication is defined.
Command Mode
Global Configuration mode
User Guidelines
This command has no user guidelines.
Examples
The following examples define the authentication key for SNTP.
console(config)# sntp authentication-key 8 md5 04080605
console(config)# sntp trusted-key 8
console(config)# sntp authenticate