DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual

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

Usage 
Information

By default, the service password-encryption command 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-config command orshow 
startup-config command.

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

Related 
Commands

— Display the current configuration and display changes from 

the default values.

— Encrypts all passwords configured in the system.

Authentication and Password Commands

To manage access to the system, use the following the commands.

aaa authentication enable

Configure AAA Authentication method lists for user access to EXEC privilege mode (the “Enable” access).

Syntax

aaa authentication enable {default | method-list-name} method 
[... method2]

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