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Version Description
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Obscure Password Commands
To enable the obscure password, use the following commands.
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, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
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 theservice 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 orshow 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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