HP VPN Firewall Appliances Getting Started Command Reference

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set authentication password
Use set authentication password to set a password for password authentication.
Use undo set authentication password to remove the password.
Syntax
set authentication password [ hash ] { cipher | simple } password
undo set authentication password
Default
No password is set for password authentication.
Views
User interface view
Default command level
3: Manage level
Parameters
hash: Enables hash-based encryption.
{ cipher | simple } password: Specifies a case-sensitive password string. The password length and form
requirements vary with the hash, cipher, and simple keyword combinations (see Table 7).
Table 7 Password length and form requirements for the
password argument
Ke
y
word combination Password strin
g
form Len
g
th (in characters)
simple Plain text 1 to 16
hash simple Plain text 1 to 16
cipher Plain text, ciphertext
Plain text: 1 to 16
Ciphertext: 1 to 53
hash cipher Ciphertext (hashed form) 1 to 110
Usage guidelines
For security purposes, all passwords, including passwords configured in plain text, are saved in cipher
text.
This command is not supported in FIPS mode.
Examples
# Set the password for password authentication on user interface Console 0 to plaintext hello.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] user-interface console 0
[Sysname-ui-console0] authentication-mode password
[Sysname-ui-console0] set authentication password simple hello