Password Encryption - D-Link xStack User Manual

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Add a new user by typing in a User Name, and New Password and retype the same password in the Confirm New Password.
Choose the level of privilege (Admin, Operator or User) from the Access Right drop-down menu.
Figure 2 - 22 User Accounts Modify Table window - Modify
Modify or delete an existing user account in this window. Enter the Old Password for the account, the New Password you wish to
use, and retype the new password in the Confirm Password field. Use the drop-down menu to select the type of encryption
(Plain_Text or Sha_1), enter the encrypted password and click Apply. The level of privilege (Admin, Operator or User) can be
viewed in the Access Right field. Click Show All User Account Entries to return to the User Accounts window.

Password Encryption

Password Encryption Status can be Enabled or Disabled in this window, it is Disabled by default. Password encryption allows the
user to encrypt a password for additional security. Select Enabled to change the password into encrypted form. When password
encryption is Disabled, the password will be in plain text form. However, if the user specifies the password in encrypted form, or
if the password has been converted to encrypted form by the last enable password encryption command, the password will still
be in encrypted form and cannot be reverted back to plaintext form.
To view this window, click Administration > Password Encryption, as shown below:
Figure 2 - 23 Password Encryption window
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