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Cisco SCE 2000 and SCE 1000 Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 5 Configuring the Management Interface and Security
Managing Passwords
Password Encryption
• How to Enable Password Encryption, page 5-49
• How to Disable Password Encryption, page 5-49
Once the encryption feature is activated, passwords entered into the system are encrypted to the startup
configuration file the next time the configuration is saved. When encryption feature is turned off,
passwords previously encrypted to the startup configuration file are not deciphered.
By default, the password encryption feature is disabled.
How to Enable Password Encryption
Step 1 From the sce(config)# prompt, type service password encryption and press Enter.
How to Disable Password Encryption
Step 1 From the sce(config)# prompt, type no service password encryption and press Enter.
This does not remove the encryption from the configuration file. You must save to the startup
configuration file if you want the password to be stored un-encrypted on the startup configuration file.
Password Recovery
Use the following procedures if it becomes necessary to recover the enable passwords for the SCE
platform. Be sure to use the appropriate procedure depending on the version of SCOS you are using:
• Version before 2.5.5
• Version 2.5.5 or later
How to Recover the Passwords: SCOS versions before 2.5.5
The procedure used for recovering the passwords depends on whether or not there are user-configured
parameters that need to be saved.
• How to Recover the Passwords: Reverting to Default the Configuration, page 5-50
• How to Recover the Passwords: Saving the Current Configuration, page 5-50
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