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DGS-3400 Series Layer 2 Gigabit Managed Switch CLI Manual
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enable password encryption
Purpose Used to enable password encryption.
Syntax
enable password encryption
Description The user account configuration information will be stored in the configuration file, and can
be applied to the system later.
If the password encryption is enabled, the password will be in encrypted form.
When password encryption is disabled, if the user specifies the password in plain text
form, the password will be in plain text form. However, if the user specifies the password
in encrypted form, or if the password has been converted to encrypted form by the last
enable password encryption command, the password will still be in the encrypted form. It
cannot be reverted to the plain text form.
Parameters None.
Restrictions Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To enable password encryption:
DGS–3426:5#enable password encryption
Command: enable password encryption
Success.
DGS–3426:5#
disable password encryption
Purpose Used to disable password encryption.
Syntax
disable password encryption
Description The user account configuration information will be stored in the configuration file, and can
be applied to the system later.
If the password encryption is enabled, the password will be in encrypted form.
When password encryption is disabled, if the user specifies the password in plain text
form, the password will be in plan text form. However, if the user specifies the password
in encrypted form, or if the password has been converted to encrypted form by the last
enable password encryption command, the password will still be in the encrypted form. It
cannot be reverted to the plain text form.
Parameters None.
Restrictions Only Administrator-level users can issue this command.
Example usage:
To disable password encryption:
DGS–3426:5#disable password encryption
Command: disable password encryption
Success.
DGS–3426:5#
