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PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide 1161
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Configuring SSL security for the Web Management Interface
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Changing a local user password
To change a local user password for an existing local user account, enter a command such as the
following at the global CONFIG level of the CLI.
NOTE
You must be logged on with Super User access (privilege level 0) to change user passwords.
PowerConnect(config)#username wonka password willy
If password masking is enabled, enter the username, press the [Enter] key, then enter the
password.
PowerConnect(config)#username wonka password
Enter Password: willy
The above commands change wonka's user name password to “willy”.
Syntax: [no] username <user-string> password <password-string>
Enter up to 255 characters for <user-string>.
The <password-string> parameter is the user password. The password can be up to 255 characters
and must differ from the current password and two previously configured passwords.
When a password is changed, a message such as the following is sent to the Syslog.
SYSLOG: <14>Jan 1 00:00:00 10.44.9.11 Security: Password has been changed for user
tester from console session.
The message includes the name of the user whose password was changed and during which
session type, such as Console, Telnet, SSH, Web, SNMP, or others, the password was changed.
Configuring SSL security for the Web Management Interface
The Dell PowerConnect device supports Secure Sockets Layer / Transport Level Security (SSL 3.0 /
TLS 1.0) for configuring the device using the Web Management Interface.
When enabled, the SSL protocol uses digital certificates and public-private key pairs to establish a
secure connection to the Dell PowerConnect device. Digital certificates serve to prove the identity
of a connecting client, and public-private key pairs provide a means to encrypt data sent between
the device and the client.
Configuring SSL for the Web Management Interface consists of the following tasks:
Optionally enabling the SSL server on the Dell PowerConnect device
NOTE
The SSL server is automatically enabled when an SSL certificate is generated.
Importing an RSA certificate and private key file from a client (optional)
Generating a certificate
Enabling the SSL server on the Dell PowerConnect device
To enable the SSL server on the Dell PowerConnect device, enter the following command.