HP 7000 dl Router manual Enable password md5 password, Md5

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.

Note	To prevent unauthorized users from accessing the configuration functions of your device,
	immediately install an Enable-level 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

!

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