CLI Guide

enable sha256-password
Configure SHA-256 based password for the enable command.
Syntax
enable sha256-password [level level] [encryption-type] password
To delete a password, use the no enable sha256-password [encryption-type] password
[level level] command.
Parameters
sha256-password Enter the keyword sha256-password then the encryption-type or the
password.
level level (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword level then a number as the level of access. The
range is from 1 to 15.
encryption-type
(OPTIONAL) Enter the number 8 or 0 as the encryption type.
Enter 8 to enter the sha256–based hashed password.
password Enter a text string, up to 96 characters long, as the clear text password.
Defaults No password is configured. level = 15.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.13(0.0) Changed the maximum length of the password from 32 to 96.
9.12(1.0) Introduced on the S5048F–ON.
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON, S6000, S6000–ON, S5000, S4810, S4820T, S3048–
ON, S4048–ON, MXL, FN IOM, C9010, S3100, and Z9100-ON.
Related
Commands
● show running-config — views the current configuration.
● privilege level (CONFIGURATION mode) — controls access to the command modes within the switch.
enable restricted
Allows Dell EMC Networking technical support to access restricted commands.
Syntax
enable restricted [encryption-type] password
To disallow access to restricted commands, use the no enable restricted command.
Parameters
encryption-type
(OPTIONAL) Enter the number 7 as the encryption type.
Enter 7 followed a text string as the hidden password. The text string must be a
password that was already encrypted by a Dell EMC Networking router.
Use this parameter only with a password that you copied from the show
running-config file of another Dell EMC Networking router.
password Enter a text string, up to 32 characters long, as the clear text password.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
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