Password Encryption

[burgessjt]

Can anyone quickly tell me how to encrypt the session passwords?

For example: In the config all the passwords under - Line CON 0 and/or Line VTY 0 etc

I remember there being a command to encrypt those.

[mohamed-khadr]

Hello,

Once u config a PW on any line(aux,VTY,con) after u type wr mem, the IOS encrypt the PWs.

[a.awan · Accepted solution]

service password-encryption

This command when entered in the global configuration mode will show all passwords as encrypted strings. Passwords that are encrypted using an md5 hash (enable secret) appear encrypted by default.

[burgessjt]

Thank you,

That's was the command I was looking for.

J~

[edict · Accepted solution]

I would also suggest turning it off after you encrypt the passwords with:

no service password-encryption

The passwords will still be encrypted, but will free up the processor from running the password encryption.