Hiding SCP Password Using Archive Feature

[Richard Clayton]

Hi Guys

What I'm trying to achieve:

1.  Every time an engineer runs the write-memory command, a copy of the running config is sent to my SCP server.

2.  Every 7 days, a copy of the running config is sent to my SCP server.

3. The password in configuration is not shown in clear text.

It's just #3 that I hope there is a fix for.

Here is an example of my config.

archive
 path scp://user:password@1.2.3.4/CUSTOMERS/CUSTOMER1/CUSTOMER-LONDON6-ETH1.cfg
 write-memory
 time-period 10080

Because the password part of the SCP config is not an IOS recognised password I don't appear to be able to encrypt it.  If that's the case is there a secure fudge, like somehow referencing a local username that does have password encryption.

I'm not looking for server based solutions like SolarWinds etc.

Thanks

Rick

[Flavio Miranda]

Hello,

 I dont think there is a way around it. What I suggest is not send the backup to the external server right the way but store it in the flash. Then, from the remote server you stract using SCP. The cisco device will act as scp server and not client. 

[Richard Clayton]

Hi

Thanks for responding but I'm looking for a secure push to server solution instead of a pull from server.

Thanks

[MHM Cisco World]

Service password encryption <<- I think this command effect your scp config copy.

[Richard Clayton]

Hi

This isn't correct.

Thanks

Rick

[Leo Laohoo]

archive
 log config
  HIDEKEYS

[Richard Clayton]

Hi

This isn't correct, this command hides IOS aware passwords in the saved config.

Thanks

Rick

[kirchhoffpolska]

HI

I am facing exactly same issue with SFTP 

Did you found solution for that?

Pawel

[Martin Blaesser]

Hi, password encryption ist not possible. 

But Schedule and with "write" are :

!
!
archive
log config
logging enable
hidekeys
path scp://user:pass@w.x.y.z/$h_
write-memory
!

!
kron occurrence save-config-schedule at 22:00 recurring
policy-list save-config
!
kron policy-list save-config
cli archive config