HP ProCurve W.14.03 Password Command Options, all:, sha-1, password, manager:, password, operator:, user-name, plaintext, port-access:

Configuring Username and Password Security

Saving Security Credentials in a Config File

Password Command Options

The password command has the following options:

Syntax: [no] password <manager operator port-access all [user-name <name>] <hash-type> <password>>

Set or clear a local username/password for a given access level.

manager: configures access to the switch with manager-level privileges.

operator: configures access to the switch with operator-level privileges.

port-access:configures access to the switch through 802.1X authentication with operator-level privileges.

user-name <name>: the optional text string of the user name associated with the password.

all: configures all available types of access.

<hash-type>: specifies the type of algorithm (if any) used to hash the password. Valid values are plaintext or sha-1

<password>: the clear ASCII text string or SHA-1 hash of the password.

You can enter a manager, operator, or 802.1X port-access password in clear ASCII text or hashed format. However, manager and operator passwords are displayed and saved in a configuration file only in hashed format; port-access passwords are displayed and saved only as plain ASCII text.

After you enter the complete command syntax, the password is set. You are not prompted to enter the password a second time.

This command enhancement allows you to configure manager, operator, and 802.1X port-access passwords in only one step (instead of entering the password command and then being prompted twice to enter the actual password).

■For more information about configuring local manager and operator passwords, refer to “Configuring Username and Password Security” on page 2-1in this guide.

■For more information about configuring a port-access password for 802.1X client authentication, see “802.1X Port-Access Credentials” on page 2-15in this guide.

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