NTP Sync not working when Authentication Type is set as Autokey
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Created On 07/07/22 09:43 AM - Last Modified 08/08/24 01:59 AM
Symptom
- After configuring NTP to use autokey for authentication type, the output from show ntp command shows status: rejected and reachable : no.
- If the same NTP server is configured to use Authentication-type : none, the status is synched and reachable.
> show ntp
NTP state:
NTP not synched, using local clock
NTP server: ntp.example.com
status: rejected
reachable: no
authentication-type: autokey
> show ntp
NTP state:
NTP synched to ntp.example.com
NTP server: ntp.example.com
status: synched
reachable: yes
authentication-type: none
Environment
- Any PANOS
- Any Platform (Firewall or Panorama)
- NTP Configured
Cause
Configured NTP server does not support authentication.
Resolution
- Verify if the NTP server allows for any type of authentication
- Configure the same type of authentication as supported on the NTP server (Autokey or Symmetric Key).
- If the server does not allow authentication, then configure the "authentication type" value to None.