Command Reference Guide

SROS Command Line Interface Reference Guide Global Configuration Mode Command Set

enable password [md5] <password>

Use the enable password command to define a password (with optional encryption) for accessing the

Enable Mode. Use the no enable password command to remove a configured password.

Syntax Description

md5 Optional. Specifies Message Digest 5 (md5) as the encryption protocol to use

when displaying the enable password during show commands. If the md5

keyword is not used, encryption is not used when displaying the enable password

during show commands

<password> String (up to 30 characters in length) to use as the Enable Security Mode

password.

Default Values

By default, there is no configured enable password.

Command Modes

# Enable Security Mode required

Usage Examples

To provide extra security, the Secure Router OS can encrypt the enable password when displaying the

current configuration. For example, the following is a show configuration printout (password portion) with

an unencrypted enable password (PASSWORD):

enable password PASSWORD

Alternately, the following is a show configuration printout (password portion) with an enable password of

password using md5 encryption:

enable password md5 encrypted 5aa5fbae7d01a90e79fb57705ce74676

Note

To prevent unauthorized users from accessing the configuration functions of your device,

immediately install an Enable-level password.