Reference Guide

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Defaults
The default encryption type for the password option is 0. The default encryption type for the secret
option is 5.
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command History
Usage Information
To view the defined user names, use the show running-config user command.
The MD5 encryption method includes an additional password to support SmartScripts. This addition is
included even if Smart Scripts is not installed. The password appears as:
username robert secret 5 d7397df437351f9c3e48e5e4fde9f9ed bsd-password
$1$T0duaorE$v0l3A5GFxIZz4LHOxz2IM.
Related
Commands
RADIUS Commands
The RADIUS commands supported by FTOS. are:
• debug radius
• ip radius source-interface
• radius-server deadtime
• radius-server host
• radius-server key
• radius-server retransmit
• radius-server timeout
encryption-type Enter an encryption type for the password that you will enter.
• 0 directs FTOS 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 will
follow. This encryption type is available with the
password option only.
• 5 to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5 hashing algorithm will
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 followed by a number from zero (0) to 15.
secret Enter the keyword secret followed by the encryption type.
Version 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on Z9000
Added BSD encryption to MD5 passwords
Version 7.7.1.0
Added support for
secret option and MD5 password encryption. Extended name from
25 characters to 63.
password Specify a password for users on terminal lines.
show running-config View the current configuration.