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Version Description
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Obscure Password Commands
To enable the obscure password, use the following commands.
service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys.
Syntax
service obscure-passwords
Enable the obscuring of passwords and keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys,
router authentication strings, VRRP authentication, use the service obscure-
passwords
command.
Defaults Disabled.
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.6(0.0) Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, Z9000,
Z9500, MXL
Usage
Information
By default, the service password-encryption command stores encrypted
passwords. For greater security, you can also use the service obscure-
passwords
command to prevent a user from reading the passwords and keys,
including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys, router authentication strings, VRRP
authentication by obscuring this information. Passwords and keys are stored
encrypted in the configuration file and by default are displayed in the encrypted
form when the configuration is displayed. Enabling theservice obscure-
passwords
command displays asterisks instead of the encrypted passwords and
keys. This command prevents a user from reading these passwords and keys by
obscuring this information with asterisks.
Password obscuring masks the password and keys for display only but does not
change the contents of the file. The string of asterisks is the same length as the
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