Administrator Guide

service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys.
Syntax
service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ 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 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 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.
Related
Commands
show running-config— Display the current configuration and display changes from
the default values.
service password-encryption— Encrypts all passwords configured in the system.
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