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● A minimum of one numeric character (0 to 9)
● A minimum of one special character including a space (" !"#$%&'()*+,-./:;<=>?@[\]^_`{|}~")
If your password does not meet the criteria, the system does not accept your password.
If you use encryption type 9, the system stores the clear text password in an inaccessible location
on the system. The show running-configuration command does not display the password. This
configuration is not portable between different systems.
Example
DellEMC)# show running-config | g root
root-access password 7
f4dc0cb9787722dd1084d17f417f164cc7f730d4f03d4f0215294cbd899614e3
verified boot
Enable OS image hash validation during system startup.
Syntax
verified boot
To disable OS image hash validation, use the no verified boot command.
Defaults Not configured
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version Description
9.14(1.0) Introduced on the S4810 and S4820T.
9.14(0.0) Introduced on the S5048F–ON.
9.13(0.0) Introduced on the S3100 series, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S4048T-ON, S5000,
S6000, S6000–ON, S6010–ON, S6100–ON, Z9100–ON, MXL, and FN-IOM.
Usage
Information
When you reboot the system using the reload command, the system performs OS image verification
on the primary boot image. You can enable boot image hash validation only for images on local flash
partitions such as A: or B:.
Example
DellEMC(config)# verified boot
verified boot hash
Verify and store the hash value of the startup configuration.
Syntax
verified boot hash {system-image {A: | B:} | startup-config} hash value
Parameters
system-image {A:
| B:}
Enter the keyword system-image and A: or B:, depending on where the image
is stored and then the hash value that is present on the iSupport page for your
image.
startup-config Enter the keyword startup-config and then the hash value for the startup
configuration. You can get the hash value for the startup configuration using the
generate hash command.
hash value Enter the MD5, SHA1, or SHA256 hash.
Defaults None
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
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