Administrator Guide

Defaults The default encryption type for password option is 0. The default encryption type for secret option is 5. The
default encryption type for sha256-password option is 8. The default value of privilege level is 1.
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
9.14(1.0) Introduced dynamic-salt option on the S4810 and S4820T.
9.13.0.0 Enhanced to display a warning message when a weak password is used. Introduced the
dynamic-salt option on the MXL, S5000, S4048-ON, S6000, S6000-ON, S3048-ON,
S3100 Series, C9010, S4048T-ON, Z9500, Z9100-ON, S6100-ON, S6010-ON.
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) Added support for the sha256-password option for S3100, S3048–ON, S4048–ON,
S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, S6000–ON, Z9100–ON, MXL, and Z9500.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000–ON.
9.5(0.0) Added support for roles on the Z9000, S6000, S4820T, S4810, MXL.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.7.1.0 Added support for the secret option and the MD5 password encryption. Extended the
name from 25 to 63 characters.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information To view the defined user names, use the show running-config user command. You can use the
dynamic-salt option only under the secret and the password options.
When you configure the password, the system alerts if your password does not match the following criteria. The
system accepts your password even if these conditions are not met. Dell EMC Networking recommends selecting
a strong password for enhanced security.
• A minimum of eight characters in length
• A minimum of one lower case letter (a to z)
• A minimum of one upper case letter (A to Z)
• A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
• A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
Related
Commands
• password — specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
• show running-config — views the current configuration.
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