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super password
Use
super password
to set the password used to switch from the current user privilege level to a higher
one.
Use
undo super password
to restore the default.
Syntax
In non-FIPS mode:
super password
[
level
user-level
] [
hash
] {
cipher
|
simple
}
password
undo super password
[
level
user-level
]
In FIPS mode:
super password
[
level
user-level
] {
cipher
|
simple
}
password
undo super password
[
level
user-level
]
Default
No password is set for switching to a higher privilege level.
Views
System view
Default command level
2: System level
Parameters
level
user-level
: Specifies a user privilege level in the range of 1 to 3. The default is 3.
hash
: Uses a hash algorithm to encrypt the password. This keyword is not supported in FIPS mode.
{
cipher
|
simple
}
password
: Specifies a case-sensitive password string that contains uppercase and
lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. The password length and form requirements vary with
the
hash
,
cipher
, and
simple
keyword combinations and the FIPS/non-FIPS mode (see Table 1 and Table
2).
Table 1
Password length and form requirements for the
password argument in non-FIPS mode
Keyword combination
Password string form
Length (in characters)
simple
Plain text
1 to 16
hash simple
Plain text
1 to 16
cipher
Ciphertext
1 to 53
hash cipher
Ciphertext (hashed form)
1 to 110
Table 2
Password length and form requirements for the
password argument in FIPS mode
Keyword combination
Password string form
Length (in characters)
simple
Plain text
8 to 16
cipher
Ciphertext
8 to 53
