Encrypted Enable Passwork in CatOS

tnason · ‎10-16-2003

Can the enable password be entered as an encrypted string in CatOS? If so, how?

thisisshanky · ‎10-16-2003

You can do the same on Cisco IOS, using the command,

enable secret 5

I doubt if this is possible on the CAT OS, because you have to use the set commands, set enablepass and hit the enter key, and it prompts for old and new passwords. I think there is no option to specify encrypted string as password.

Sankar Nair
UC Solutions Architect
Pacific Northwest | CDW
CCIE Collaboration #17135 Emeritus

mark-obrien · ‎10-16-2003

In my switch configs the passwords are encrypted, although the configuration, including the "show config all" version, shows no command that seams to enable password encryption. I'm running 5.4(2) in my 6509s. The passwords may be encrypted by default.

milan.kulik · ‎10-16-2003

Hi,

I've never seen a clear text enable password in a CatOS config.

Which platform and CatOS version are you running?

Don't you mean a VTP domain passwords (they are clear in a CatOS config)?

Regards,

Milan