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Enhancements
Release K.12.06 Enhancements
■ By storing different security settings in different files, you can test different security
configurations when you first download a new software version that supports multiple
configuration files by changing the configuration file used when you reboot the switch.
For more information about how to experiment with, upload, download, and use configuration files
with different software versions, refer to the following chapters:
■ “Switch Memory and Configuration” and “File Transfers” in the Management and
Configuration Guide
■ “Configuring Username and Password Security” in the Access Security Guide
Security Settings that Can Be Saved
This section describes the security settings that can be saved to a configuration file in software release
K.12.06 and greater:
■ Local manager and operator passwords and user names
■ SNMP security credentials, including SNMPv1 community names and SNMPv3 usernames,
authentication, and privacy settings
■ 802.1X port-access passwords and usernames
■ TACACS+ encryption keys
■ RADIUS shared secret (encryption) keys
■ Public keys of SSH-enabled management stations that are used by the switch to authenticate
SSH clients that try to connect to the switch
Local Manager and Operator Passwords
In software releases earlier than K.12.06, the manager and operator passwords and user names used
to start a management session on the switch are treated as follows:
■ You set the passwords and (optional) user names using the CLI or menu interface as
described in “Configuring Local Password Security” in the Access Security Guide.
■ Only the following information is saved to the running configuration:
password manager [user-name <name>]
password operator [user-name <name>]