sysconf ntp symmetricAuth key add

Add an NTP symmetric authentication key.

User Privileges

Users with the following privileges can perform this command:

>Admin

>Operator

Syntax

sysconf ntp symmetricAuth key add -id <keyid> -type <keytype> -value <ntpkey>

Argument(s) Shortcut Description
-id <keyid> -i

Specifies the key ID.

Range: 1 to 65535

-type <keytype> -t

Specifies the key type.

Valid values: M,S,A,N

From www.ntp.org:

>An A key is just a sequence of up to eight ASCII characters (some characters with special meaning can't be used).

>An M key is a sequence of up to 31 ASCII characters.

>An S key is a 64 bit value with the low order bit of each byte being odd parity.

>An N key is a 64 bit value with the high order bit of each byte being odd parity.

-value <ntpkey> -v Specifies the key value.