algorithm-type scrypt?

[JoshGarmonCiscoCCNA]

in my CCNA Security course in school, the standard for enable passwords and username accounts was including the statement

"algorithm-type scrypt" in them

username ___ privilege ____ algorithm-type scrypt secret _____

i can't find much documentation on this and what it means

[Karsten Iwen · Accepted solution]

By default, passwords are hashed with MD5 which is not very resistant against brute force attacks because it's too easy to compute. Scrypt and PBKDF2 (which can be used with "algorithm-type sha256) are much slower to compute and take longer to brute force. For passwords, this is a desired feature.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrypt

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2

[codewize]

For some reason I'm finding this and a few other commands are not supported by the devices available in PackeTracer. Oddly enough, one of those is the HTTPS server on the ASA5506

It's a bit frustrating during labs because you're not sure if you're typing wrong or if you've lost your mind.

[Joseph W. Doherty]

Packet tracer often only provides subsets of the commands available on "real" Cisco network devices. (Also, the commands PT provides are more likely to work incorrectly too.)

[codewize]

This is the first time I've had a major issue like this with packet tracer and I have to say it's pretty disappointing. Not a great training aid at all.