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Password Encryption encrypts all passwords in the configuration file. However, if you want to show some
passwords as plain text in the configuration file, select them as below.
Note: Be careful who can access configuration files with plain text passwords!
• Authentication information configured for Authentication in the Advanced Application > AAA > AAA
Setup screen (Method 1/2/3 setting in the Privilege Enable and Login fields).
• Authorization information configured for Authorization in the Advanced Application > AAA > AAA
Setup screen (Active/Console/Method setting in the Exec and Dot1x fields).
• Server information configured for Authentication Server in the Advanced Application > AAA > RADIUS
Server Setup screen (Mode/Timeout fields).
• System account information configured in the Switch (admin, user login name, and password).
• SNMP user account information configured in the Management > Access Control > SNMP > User
screen (password for SNMP user authentication in the Authentication field, and the password for the
encryption method for SNMP communication in the Privacy field).
Note: The passwords will appear as encrypted text when Password Encryption is Active.
Click Management > Access Control > Account Security to view the screen as shown next.
Click Access Control to return to the Access Control screen.
Figure 230 Management > Access Control > Account Security
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 166 Management > Access Control > Account Security
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Account Security
Password Select this check box to encrypt all passwords configured on the Switch. This displays the
Encryption password as encrypted text, in a saved configuration file.
Otherwise, the passwords configured on the Switch are displayed in plain text.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes for Account Security to the Switch's run-time memory. The
Switch loses these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top
navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done
configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring Account Security afresh.
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