Dell C9000 series, Reference Manual

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service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys.
C9000 Series
Syntax
service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys, including RADIUS, keys, router
authentication strings, VRRP authentication, use the
service obscure-passwords
command.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History 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
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
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,
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 the
service 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 or
show 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.
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