• Unified Communications Manager sends Syslog alert messages when the authentication status of an NTP
server changes. You can secure the connections to the syslog server with TLS.
• You can configure the NTP server authentication after you install Unified Communications Manager.
Note
Requirements
Command privilege level: Level 1 can execute all commands, Level 0 can execute only status command
Allowed during upgrade: No
Applies to: Unified Communications Manager
Example: utils ntp auth symmetric-key status - View status when NTP authentication is not enabled
admin:utils ntp auth symmetric-key status
10.77.44.254 : NTP Authentication is disabled.
10.77.137.66 : NTP Authentication is disabled.
Example: utils ntp auth symmetric-key enable - Enable NTP authentication
admin:utils ntp auth symmetric-key enable
The List of NTP servers Configured:
- 10.77.44.254
- 10.77.137.66
q. press q to exit
Enter the selection for which to configure NTP Authentication:
2
Please enter the Key ID [1-65534]:
10
Please enter the Symmetric Key of the NTP Server(SHA1) character by character (do not paste):
Restarting NTP...
NTP restart completed.
Please run the 'utils ntp auth symmetric-key status' to check the status of NTP
Authentication.
Example: utils ntp auth symmetric-key status - View status after NTP authentication is enabled
admin:utils ntp auth symmetric-key status
10.77.44.254
:
NTP Authentication is disabled.
10.77.137.66
:
NTP Authentication is enabled.
Example: utils ntp auth symmetric-key disable - Disable NTP authentication
admin:utils ntp auth symmetric-key disable
The List of NTP servers Configured:
- All
- 10.77.44.254
- 10.77.137.66
q. press q to exit
Enter the selection for which to disable NTP Authentication:
2
NTP authentication has been disabled on the particular server.
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Utils Commands
utils ntp auth symmetric-key