Service Manual

Password obscuring masks the password and keys for display only but does not change the contents of the le. The string of
asterisks is the same length as the encrypted string for that line of conguration. To verify that you have successfully obscured
passwords and keys, use the show running-config command or show startup-config command.
If you are using role-based access control (RBAC), only the system administrator and security administrator roles can enable
the service obscure-password command.
To enable the obscuring of passwords and keys, use the following command.
• Turn on the obscuring of passwords and keys in the conguration.
CONFIGURATION mode
service obscure-passwords
Example of Obscuring Password and Keys
Dell(config)# service obscure-passwords
AAA Authorization
Dell Networking OS enables AAA new-model by default.
You can set authorization to be either local or remote. Dierent combinations of authentication and authorization yield dierent
results. By default, Dell Networking OS sets both to local.
Privilege Levels Overview
Limiting access to the system is one method of protecting the system and your network. However, at times, you might need to allow
others access to the router and you can limit that access to a subset of commands. In Dell Networking OS, you can congure a
privilege level for users who need limited access to the system.
Every command in Dell Networking OS is assigned a privilege level of 0, 1, or 15. You can congure up to 16 privilege levels in Dell
Networking OS. Dell Networking OS is pre-congured with three privilege levels and you can congure 13 more. The three pre-
congured levels are:
• Privilege level 1 — is the default level for EXEC mode. At this level, you can interact with the router, for example, view some
show commands and Telnet and ping to test connectivity, but you cannot congure the router. This level is often called the
“user” level. One of the commands available in Privilege level 1 is the
enable command, which you can use to enter a specic
privilege level.
• Privilege level 0 — contains only the end, enable, and disable commands.
• Privilege level 15 — the default level for the enable command, is the highest level. In this level you can access any command
in Dell Networking OS.
Privilege levels 2 through 14 are not congured and you can customize them for dierent users and access.
After you congure other privilege levels, enter those levels by adding the level parameter after the enable command or by
conguring a user name or password that corresponds to the privilege level. For more information about conguring user names,
refer to
Conguring a Username and Password.
By default, commands in Dell Networking OS are assigned to dierent privilege levels. You can access those commands only if you
have access to that privilege level. For example, to reach the protocol spanning-tree command, log in to the router, enter
the enable command for privilege level 15 (this privilege level is the default level for the command) and then enter
CONFIGURATION mode.
You can congure passwords to control access to the box and assign dierent privilege levels to users. Dell Networking OS supports
the use of passwords when you log in to the system and when you enter the enable command. If you move between privilege
levels, you are prompted for a password if you move to a higher privilege level.
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