Password Encryption Commands - D-Link xStack DGS-3400 Series Cli Reference Manual

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The Password Encryption commands in the Command Line Interface (CLI) are listed (along with the appropriate
parameters) in the following table.
Command
enable password encryption
disable password encryption
create account
config account
show account
delete account
Each command is listed, in detail, in the following sections.
enable password encryption
Purpose
Syntax
Description
Parameters
Restrictions
Example usage:
To enable the password encryption:
DGS-3450:admin# enable password encryption
Command: enable password encryption
Success.
DGS-3450:admin#
disable password encryption
Purpose
Syntax
Description
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Parameters
[admin | operator| user] <username 15>
<username> {encrypt [plain_text| sha_1] <password>}
<username>
Used to create user accounts.
enable password encryption
The user account configuration information will be stored in the configuration file, and can be
applied to the system later.
If the password encryption is enabled, the password will be in encrypted form.
None.
Only Administrator users can issue this command.
Used to create user accounts
disable password encryption
The user account configuration information will be stored in the configuration file, and can be
applied to the system later.
When password encryption is diabled, if the user specifies the password in plain text form,
the password will be in plan 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 the encrypted form. It can not be
reverted to the plaintext.
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