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The software measures the period of inactivity defined in this command as the period between
consecutive keystrokes. For example, if your password is "password" you can enter "p" and wait 29
seconds to enter the next letter.
Establish an authentication system based on user names.
username name [access-class access-list-name] [nopassword | {password | secret}
[encryption-type] password] [privilege level]
If you do not want a specific user to enter a password, use the nopassword option.
To delete authentication for a user, use the no username name command.
name
Enter a text string for the name of the user up to 63 characters.
access-class
Enter the keyword
access-list-name
control list (either a IP access control list or MAC access control list).
nopassword
Enter the keyword
password.
password
Enter the keyword
secret
Enter the keyword
encryption-type
Enter an encryption type for the
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password
Enter a string up to 32 characters long.
privilege level
Enter the keyword
secret
Enter the keyword
The default encryption type for the password option is 0. The default encryption type for the secret
option is 0.
CONFIGURATION
Version 7.7.1.0
Added support for
from 25 characters to 63.
Version 7.6.1.0
Introduced for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0
Introduced for C-Series
E-Series original Command
To view the defined user names, use the
access-class
nopassword
password
followed by the
secret
followed by the
password
0 directs FTOS to store the password as clear text. It is the default encryption
password
type when using the
7 to indicate that a password encrypted using a DES hashing algorithm will
follow. This encryption type is available with the
5 to indicate that a password encrypted using an MD5 hashing algorithm will
follow. This encryption type is available with the
default encryption type for this option.
privilege
followed by a number from zero (0) to 15.
secret
followed by the encryption type.
secret
option and MD5 password encryption. Extended
show running-config
followed by the name of a configured access
to specify that the user should not enter a
encryption-type
encryption-type
or the password.
that you will enter.
option.
password
secret
option only, and is the
user command.
or the password.
option only.
name
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