HP 5920 Command Reference Manual page 42

Default
A local user has no password configured.
Views
Local user view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
cipher: Sets a ciphertext password.
hash: Sets a hashed password.
simple: Sets a plaintext password.
password: Specifies the password string. This argument is case sensitive. In non-FIPS mode, a cipher
password is a string of 1 to 1 17 characters, a hashed password is a string of 1 to 1 10 characters, and a
plaintext password is a string of 1 to 63 characters. In FIPS mode, the password is a plaintext string of
15 to 63 characters and must contain numbers, uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and special
characters.
Usage guidelines
With none of the parameters specified or in FIPS mode, you enter the interactive mode to set a plaintext
password. Only device management users support passwords configured in interactive mode.
In non-FIPS mode, a non-password-protected user passes authentication if the user provides the correct
username and passes attribute checks. To enhance security, configure a password for each local user. In
FIPS mode, only password-protected users can pass authentication.
Device management users support plaintext and hashed passwords. Network access users support
plaintext and ciphertext passwords. For security purpose, all passwords, including passwords configured
in plain text, are saved in cipher text, hashed or encrypted.
Examples
# Set the password of the device management user user1 to 123456 in plain text.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] local-user user1 class manage
[Sysname-luser-manage-user1] password simple 123456
# Set the password of the device management user test in interactive mode.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] local-user test class manage
[Sysname-luser-manage-test] password
Password:
Confirm :
# Set the password of the network access user user2 to getapp in plain text.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] local-user user2 class network
[Sysname-luser-network-user2] password simple getapp
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