cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp_auth module – Manages NTP authentication.

Note

This module is part of the cisco.nxos collection (version 4.4.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install cisco.nxos.

To use it in a playbook, specify: cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp_auth.

New in cisco.nxos 1.0.0

DEPRECATED

Removed in:

major release after 2024-01-01

Why:

Updated module released with more functionality.

Alternative:

nxos_ntp_global

Synopsis

  • Manages NTP authentication.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Aliases: ntp_auth

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

auth_type

string

Whether the given md5string is in cleartext or has been encrypted. If in cleartext, the device will encrypt it before storing it.

Choices:

  • "text" ← (default)

  • "encrypt"

authentication

string

Turns NTP authentication on or off.

Choices:

  • "on"

  • "off"

key_id

string

Authentication key identifier (numeric).

md5string

string

MD5 String.

state

string

Manage the state of the resource.

Choices:

  • "present" ← (default)

  • "absent"

trusted_key

string

Whether the given key is required to be supplied by a time source for the device to synchronize to the time source.

Choices:

  • "false" ← (default)

  • "true"

Notes

Note

  • Tested against NXOSv 7.3.(0)D1(1) on VIRL

  • Limited Support for Cisco MDS

  • If state=absent, the module will remove the given key configuration if it exists.

  • If state=absent and authentication=on, authentication will be turned off.

  • For information on using CLI and NX-API see the :ref:`NXOS Platform Options guide <nxos_platform_options>`

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage network devices see the :ref:`Ansible Network Guide <network_guide>`

  • For more information on using Ansible to manage Cisco devices see the `Cisco integration page <https://www.ansible.com/integrations/networks/cisco>`_.

Examples

# Basic NTP authentication configuration
- cisco.nxos.nxos_ntp_auth:
    key_id: 32
    md5string: hello
    auth_type: text

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

commands

list / elements=string

command sent to the device

Returned: always

Sample: ["ntp authentication-key 32 md5 helloWorld 0", "ntp trusted-key 32"]

Status

  • This module will be removed in a major release after 2024-01-01. [deprecated]

  • For more information see DEPRECATED.

Authors

  • Jason Edelman (@jedelman8)