Setup Guide

management route ip-address/mask gateway

– ip-address: the network address in dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D).

– mask: a subnet mask in /prex-length format (/ xx).

– gateway: the next hop for network trac originating from the management port.

Conguring a Username and Password

To access the system remotely, congure a system username and password.

To congure a system username and password, use the following command.

• Congure a username and password to access the system remotely.

CONFIGURATION mode

username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword | {password | secret | sha256–

password} [encryption-type] password [dynamic-salt]] [privilege level] [role role-name]

– name: Enter a text string upto 63 characters long.

– access-class access-list-name: Enter the name of a congured IP ACL.

– nopassword: Allows you to congure an user without the password.

– password: Allows you to congure an user with a password.

– secret: Specify a secret string for an user.

– sha256–password: Uses sha256–based encryption method for password.

– encryption-type: Enter the encryption type for securing an user password. There are four encryption types.

◦ 0 — input the password in clear text.

◦ 5 — input the password that is already encrypted using MD5 encryption method.

◦ 7 — input the password that is already encrypted using DES encryption method.

◦ 8 — input the password that is already encrypted using sha256–based encryption method.

– password: Enter the password string for the user.

– dynamic-salt: Generates an additional random input to password encryption process whenever the password is congured.

– privilege level: Assign a privilege levels to the user. The range is from 0 to 15.

– role role-name: Assign a role name for the user.

Dell EMC Networking OS encrypts type 5 secret and type 7 password based on dynamic-salt option such that the encrypted

password is dierent when an user is congured with the same password.

NOTE

dynamic-salt option is shown only with secret and password options.

In dynamic-salt conguration, the length of type 5 secret and type 7 password is 32 and 16 characters more compared to the

secret and password length without dynamic-salt conguration. An error message appears if the

username command reaches the

maximum length, which is 256 characters.

The dynamic-salt support for the user conguration is added in REST API. For more information on REST support, see Dell EMC

Networking Open Automation guide

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