vsrp auth-type

Configures a simple text-string as a password in packets sent on the interface.
Syntax
vsrp auth-type { no-auth | simple-text-auth password }
no vsrp auth-type { no-auth |simple-text-auth password }
Command Default

By default, no authentication is configured.

Parameters
auth-type
Configures the VSRP authentication type.
no-auth
Configures the VRID and interface without authentication.
simple-text-authpassword
Configures the VRID to use simple text authentication with a password up to 8 characters long.
Modes

VLAN configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

If the interfaces on which you configure the VRID use authentication, the VSRP packets on those interfaces also must use the same authentication.

  • No authentication - The interfaces do not use authentication.
  • Simple - The interfaces use a simple text-string as a password in packets sent on the interface. If the interfaces use simple password authentication, the VRID configured on the interfaces must use the same authentication type and the same password.
    Note: The simple text password authentication configuration goes through even if VSRP VRID is not configured.
Examples

The following example shows how to configure a simple password.

device(config)# vlan 200
device(config-vlan-200)# vsrp auth-type simple-text-auth ourpword