Password Commands - ZyXEL Communications Ethernet Switch Cli Reference Manual

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Use these commands to configure passwords for specific privilege levels on the Switch.
50.1 Password Encryption
Password encryption provides service providers a means to securely enter administrator and
login passwords. By default, passwords are sent in plain text. Plain text passwords are also
stored temporarily in the Switch's spt and temp buffers. By enabling password encryption, you
can hide these plain text passwords in transit as well as in the device buffers.
50.2 Command Summary
The following section lists the commands for this feature.
Table 119 password Command Summary
COMMAND
admin-password <pw-string>
<confirm-string>
admin-password <pw-string>
admin-password cipher <pw-
string>
password <password> [privilege
<0-14>]
password cipher <pw-string>
[privilege <0-14>]
no password privilege <0-14>
password encryption
no password encryption
Ethernet Switch CLI Reference Guide

Password Commands

DESCRIPTION
Changes the administrator password.
pw-string: 1-32 alphanumeric characters
confirm-string: 1-32 alphanumeric characters
Changes the administrator password.
pw-string: 1-32 alphanumeric characters
Sets the administrator cipher password, which is used in
administrator password encryption.
pw-string: 32 alphanumeric characters
Changes the password for the highest privilege level or,
optionally, the specified privilege.
password: 1-32 alphanumeric characters
Changes the password cipher for the highest privilege level
or, optionally, the specified privilege. This is used in password
encryption.
password: 32 alphanumeric characters
Clears the password for the specified privilege level and
prevents users from entering the specified privilege level.
Sets all password setting encryption.
Disables password encryption. The encrypted password will
not be changed back to plain text.
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