Command Reference Guide

Line (Telnet) Interface Config Command Set
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password [md5] <password>
Use the password command to configure the password (with optional encryption) required on the line
session when security login is enabled (using the login command). Use the no form of this 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> Alphanumeric character string (up to 16 characters) used to specify the password
for the line session
Default Values
By default, there is no login password set for access to the unit.
Command Modes
(config-line)# Line Interface Configuration
Valid interfaces include: Console (con 0) and Telnet (telnet X)
Usage Examples
The following example enables the security login feature and specifies a password for the Telnet session 0:
(config)#line telnet 0
(config-telnet0)#login
(config-telnet0)#password mypassword
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 (procurve):
!
enable password procurve
!
Alternately, the following is a show configuration printout (password portion) with an enable password of
procurve using md5 encryption:
!
enable password md5 encrypted 5aa5fbae7d01a90e79fb57705ce74676
!