Super Password - HP A7500 Series Command Reference Manual

# Set the authentication mode for the user privilege level switch to scheme local.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] super authentication-mode scheme local

super password

Syntax
super password [ level user-level ] { simple | cipher } password
undo super password [ level user-level ]
View
System view
Default level
2: System level
Parameters
level user-level: User privilege level, in the range of 1 to 3. The default value is 3.
simple: Sets a password in plain text, and the password is displayed in plain text.
cipher: Sets a password in cipher text, and the password is displayed in cipher text.
password: Password, a case-sensitive string of characters.
A simple password is a string of 1 to 16 characters.
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A cipher password is a string of 1 to 16 characters in plain text or 24 characters in cipher text. For
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example,
"(TT8F]Y\5SQ=^Q`MAF4<1!!".
Description
Use the super password command to set the password used to switch from the current user privilege level
to a higher one.
Use the undo super password command to restore the default.
By default, no password is set for switching to a higher privilege level.
A cipher-text password is recommended because a simple-text password easily gets cracked.
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During authentication, you must input a simple-text password regardless of the password type you
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set.
Examples
# Set simple-text password abc for switching to user privilege level 3.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] super password level 3 simple abc
# Display the configured password for level switching.
[Sysname] display current-configuration
#
super password level 3 simple abc
# Set cipher-text password abc for switching to user privilege level 3.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] super password level 3 cipher abc
the simple text "1234567" corresponds
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to the cipher text