Key 0 will show up if you have specified MD5 authentication, but not
actually configured a valid MD5 password. This can lead you to think
you are authenticating, but likely getting 0 points.

On Tue, Aug 16, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Atle Ørn Hardarson
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi guys
>
> Regarding Lab 3 in Workbook II:
>
> Task 3.2 states: "Configure MD5 authentication for the link between R7 and
> R8 with password cisco".
>
> The Solution Guide provides the correct solution, but has an additional
> comment which I do not understand -
>
> "Verify with show ip ospf interface. Look carefully at the last few lines.
> Key ID is 0, which is a null key".
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
> R8# show ip ospf int
> Serial0/0/0 is up, line protocol is up
>  Internet address 110.99.78.8/24, Area 100
> Process ID 1, Router ID 110.99.8.8, Network Type POINT_TO_POINT, Cost: 64
> Enabled by interface config, including secondary ip addresses
> Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT,
> Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
>  oob-resync timeout 40
>  Hello due in 00:00:02
> Supports link-local signalling (LLS)
> Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
> Next 0x0(0) / 0x0(0)
> Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
> Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
> Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
>  Adjacent with neighbor 110.99.7.7
> Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
> Message digest authentication enabled
>  Youngest key id is 1
> R8#
> R8#
> --------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> The Key ID in the output is 1, in fact, it is not possible to configure a
> key ID of 0 with MD5 authentication:
>
> R7(config-if)#ip ospf message-digest-key ?
>  <1-255>  Key ID
>
> So what is the solution guide referring to here? Is it a typo, or is my puny
> brain missing something? What is a "null key" in this scenario?
>
> One more thing - the "Initial Config" of R9 is really the "Final Config". It
> has the MLPPP with multicast routing and everything. Can you please correct
> this, and update the downloadable fileset to include the correct Initial
> Config for R9. Thanks...
>
> Atle Hardarson
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