Dell 9.7(0.0) manual Obscure Password Commands, Service obscure-passwords, Passwords command

Obscure Password Commands

To enable the obscure password, use the following commands.

service obscure-passwords

Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys.

Syntax	service obscure-passwords
	Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys,
	router authentication strings, VRRP authentication, use the service obscure-
	passwords command.

Defaults

Command Modes

Command History

Usage Information

Disabled.

CONFIGURATION

This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.

The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.

Version	Description
9.7(0.0)	Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.6(0.0)	Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, Z9000,
	Z9500, MXL

By default, the service password-encryptioncommand stores encrypted passwords. For greater security, you can also use the service obscure- passwords command to prevent a user from reading the passwords and keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys, router authentication strings, VRRP authentication by obscuring this information. Passwords and keys are stored encrypted in the configuration file and by default are displayed in the encrypted form when the configuration is displayed. Enabling theservice obscure- passwords command displays asterisks instead of the encrypted passwords and keys. This command prevents a user from reading these passwords and keys by obscuring this information with asterisks.

Password obscuring masks the password and keys for display only but does not change the contents of the file. The string of asterisks is the same length as the encrypted string for that line of configuration. To verify that you have successfully obscured passwords and keys, use the show running-configcommand orshow startup-configcommand.

If you are using role-based access control (RBAC), only the system administrator and security administrator roles can enable the service obscure-passwordcommand.

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