Dell C1048P Port Extender Networking Configuration Guide for the C9000 Series - Page 57

CONFIGURATION mode username username password [encryption-type] password • encryption-type: specifies how you are inputting the password, is 0 by default, and is not required. • 0 is for inputting the password in clear text. • 7 is for inputting a password that is already encrypted using a Type 7 hash. Obtaining the encrypted password from the configuration of another Dell Networking system. Configuring the Enable Password Access EXEC Privilege mode using the enable command. EXEC Privilege mode is unrestricted by default. Configure a password as a basic security measure. There are three types of enable passwords: • enable password is stored in the running/startup configuration using a DES encryption method. • enable secret is stored in the running/startup configuration using MD5 encryption method. • enable sha256-password is stored in the running/startup configuration using sha256-based encryption method (PBKDF2). Dell Networking recommends using the enable sha256-password password. To configure an enable password, use the following command. • Create a password to access EXEC Privilege mode. CONFIGURATION mode enable [password | secret | sha256-password] [level level] [encryption-type] password • level: is the privilege level, is 15 by default, and is not required. • encryption-type: specifies how you input the password, is 0 by default, and is not required. • 0 is to input the password in clear text. • 5 is to input a password that is already encrypted using MD5 encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another device. • 7 is to input a password that is already encrypted using DES encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another device. • 8 is to input a password that is already encrypted using sha256-based encryption method. Obtain the encrypted password from the configuration file of another device. Manage Configuration Files Files can be stored on and accessed from various storage media. Rename, delete, and copy files on the system from EXEC Privilege mode. Getting Started 57