![]() ![]() This is how you can encrypt passwords on Cisco routers and switches. Download your FREE COPY using discount code fq47p4tq Want to learn advanced practical hacking? Have a look at our Hacking Magazine. This command will encrypt all the passwords stored in plain text on the device. To encrypt those passwords, we have to use another command “ service password-encryption” as shown below. The console, auxiliary and vty lines passwords cannot be encrypted even if we use “ enable secret” command. We can see that the password we set has been encrypted. ![]() Lets see what can we see when we use the command “ show running-config”. This command should be set from privileged global configuration mode. Privileged password can be encrypted by using the command “ enable secret” instead of “ enable password”. Today we will see how to encrypt passwords on Cisco routers and switches.Įncrypting passwords can further enhance the security of the device. Anyone who gets access to the switch can easily see all the passwords by typing command “ show running-config or show startup-config”. Of course setting passwords does add to the security of the device but there is small problem.
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