Cisco Systems CL-28826-01 Accounts and Credential s Policy Page

60-15

User Guide for Cisco Security Manager 4.4

OL-28826-01

Chapter 60 Router Device Administration

Accounts and Credential s Policy Page

b. Enter a password, then enter it again in the Confirm field. The password that you enter must be in

clear text. If you are configuring the enable secret password, the password is encrypted on

deployment.

Step 3 (Optional) Select the Enable Password Encryption Service check box to encrypt all passwords on the

device. This includes, for example, the enable password, username passwords, authentication key

passwords, console and VTY line access passwords, and BGP neighbor passwords.

We recommend using this feature to help prevent unauthorized individuals from viewing the passwords

in your configuration file.

Note This option does not provide a high level of security and should not be used as a substitute for

additional network security measures.

Step 4 To define new user accounts for the router:

a. Click the Add button under the table to display the User Accounts dialog box.

b. Enter the details for the new user. See Table 60-8 on page 60-17 for a description of the available

fields.

c. Click OK to save your definitions locally on the client and close the dialog box. Your definitions are

displayed in the User Accounts table.

Note To edit a user account, select it from the User Accounts table, then click Edit. To remove a

user account, select it, then click Delete.

Accounts and Credential s Policy Page

Use the Accounts and Credentials page to define the enable password or enable secret password assigned

to the router. In addition, you can define a list of usernames that can be used to access the router.

For more information, see Defining Accounts and Credential Policies, page60-14.

Navigation Path

•(Device view) Select Platform > Device Admin > Accounts and Credentials from the Policy

selector.

•(Policy view) Select Router Platform > Device Admin > Accounts and Credentials from the

Policy Type selector. Right-click Accounts and Credentials to create a policy, or select an existing

policy from the Shared Policy selector.