Securing passwords CCNA lab
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Lab 10
Password Security Configuration
Router terminal ready — type a command to begin
Lab Tasks
Set encrypted privileged password → cisco
Encrypt all plain-text passwords
Verify passwords are hidden in show run
Command Guide
enable secret cisco
— MD5-hashed privileged password
service password-encryption
— encrypts all plain-text passwords
show running-config
— verify passwords appear as hashes
— MD5-hashed privileged password
service password-encryption
— encrypts all plain-text passwords
show running-config
— verify passwords appear as hashes
Why It Matters
enable secret stores the
password as an MD5 hash —
never readable in plain text.
service password-encryption
applies Cisco type-7 encoding
to all other passwords
(console, VTY, etc.).
password as an MD5 hash —
never readable in plain text.
service password-encryption
applies Cisco type-7 encoding
to all other passwords
(console, VTY, etc.).
Router — Console
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