Administrator Guide

encryption-
type
Enter an encryption type for the password that you enter.
• 0 directs Dell Networking OS to store the password as
clear text. It is the default encryption type when using the
password option.
• 7 to indicate that a password encrypted using a DES
hashing algorithm follows. This encryption type is
available with the
password option only.
• 5 to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5
hashing algorithm follow. This encryption type is available
with the secret option only, and is the default
encryption type for this option.
password Enter a string up to 32 characters long.
privilege level Enter the keyword privilege then a number from zero (0)
to 15.
secret Enter the keyword secret then the encryption type.
Defaults The default encryption type for the password option is 0. The default encryption
type for the
secret option is 0.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 8.3.17.0 Supported on the M I/O Aggregator.
Usage
Information
To view the defined user names, use the show running-config user
command.
Related
Commands
service password-encryption— specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
show running-config— views the current configuration.
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Security for M I/O Aggregator