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How can we implement RIP Version 2 authentication on z/OS?

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Question

We want to ensure that only authenticated RIPv2 packets are received over RIP interfaces. What steps do we perform to implement RIP Version 2 authentication on z/OS?

Answer

For each IP interface over which RIP operates, specify the following on the RIP_INTERFACE statement:

  • RipV2=YES (Enables RIP V2 packets to be sent on this link)

  • Receive_RIP=RIP2 (Accept only RIP version 2 updates over this interface)

  • Authentication_Key=key , where key is any alphanumeric string from code page 1047 up to 16 characters in length coded within double quotation marks, or any hexadecimal string which begins with 0x.

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Product Synonym

ZOSCS COMMSERVER

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Modified date:
08 January 2016

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