Cisco Catalyst 2960-X Security Configuration Manual page 49

Controlling Switch Access with Passwords and Privilege Levels
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
enable
Example:
Switch> enable
Step 2
configure terminal
Example:
Switch# configure terminal
Step 3 Use one of the following:
• enable password [level level]
{password | encryption-type
encrypted-password}
• enable secret [level level]
{password | encryption-type
encrypted-password}
Example:
Switch(config)# enable password
example102
or
Switch(config)# enable secret level 1
password secret123sample
Step 4 service password-encryption
Example:
Switch(config)# service
password-encryption
OL-29048-01
Protecting Enable and Enable Secret Passwords with Encryption
Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.
Enters the global configuration mode.
• Defines a new password or changes an existing password for
access to privileged EXEC mode.
• Defines a secret password, which is saved using a nonreversible
encryption method.
◦ (Optional) For level, the range is from 0 to 15. Level 1 is
normal user EXEC mode privileges. The default level is 15
(privileged EXEC mode privileges).
◦ For password, specify a string from 1 to 25 alphanumeric
characters. The string cannot start with a number, is case
sensitive, and allows spaces but ignores leading spaces. By
default, no password is defined.
◦ (Optional) For encryption-type, only type 5, a Cisco
proprietary encryption algorithm, is available. If you specify
an encryption type, you must provide an encrypted
password—an encrypted password that you copy from
another switch configuration.
If you specify an encryption type and then enter a clear
Note
text password, you can not re-enter privileged EXEC
mode. You cannot recover a lost encrypted password by
any method.
(Optional) Encrypts the password when the password is defined or when
the configuration is written.
Encryption prevents the password from being readable in the
configuration file.
Catalyst 2960-X Switch Security Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15.0(2)EX
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