Administrator Guide

Version Description
7.7.1.0 Added support for the secret option and the MD5 password encryption. Extended the
name from 25 to 63 characters.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information To view the defined user names, use the show running-config user command. You can use the
dynamic-salt option only under the secret and the password options.
When you configure the password, the system alerts if your password does not match the following criteria. The
system accepts your password even if these conditions are not met. Dell EMC Networking recommends selecting
a strong password for enhanced security.
• A minimum of eight characters in length
• A minimum of one lower case letter (a to z)
• A minimum of one upper case letter (A to Z)
• A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
• A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
Related
Commands
• password — specifies a password for users on terminal lines.
• show running-config — views the current configuration.
RADIUS Commands
The following RADIUS commands are supported by Dell EMC Networking OS.
aaa radius auth-method
Configure the authentication method to use with RADIUS for user access.
Syntax
aaa radius auth-method {pap | mschapv2}
To undo the RADIUS authentication method configuration, use the no aaa radius auth-method command.
Parameters
pap Enter the keyword pap to use the Password Authentication Protocol (PAP) for RADIUS
authentication. This protocol uses the username and password attributes in the access-
request message sent to the RADIUS server.
mschapv2 Enter the keyword mschapv2 to use the Microsoft Challenge-Handshake Authentication
Protocol (MS-CHAPv2) for RADIUS authentication. This protocol is considered to be
more secure than PAP and uses mutual authentication based on a random challenge and
challenge response.
Defaults PAP
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.11(2.0P2) Introduced the command on all Dell EMC Networking OS platforms.
Usage Information
If an authentication method is not configured using this command, then PAP is used for authentication with the
RADIUS server.
You can configure the RADIUS authentication method to access the switch using the following applications:
Console, Telnet, SSH, REST, and OMI.
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