[PDF] cisco enable secret encryption type

A: Optimally you will enable password encryption aes, key config-key then secret command, use the enable algorithm-type command in global configuration mode.Autres questions
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  • What encryption does enable secret use?

    Enable secrets use a one-way cryptographic hash (MD5).
    This is preferred to Level 7 enable passwords that use a weak, well-known, and easily reversible encryption algorithm.

  • What is enable secret in Cisco?

    The enable secret command provides better security by storing the enable secret password using a nonreversible cryptographic function.
    The added layer of security encryption provides is useful in environments where the password crosses the network or is stored on a TFTP server.

  • What is type 8 PBKDF2?

    Type 8 passwords are hashed with the Password- Based Key Derivation Function version 2 (PBKDF2), SHA-256, an 80-bit salt, and 20,000 iterations, which makes it more secure in comparison to the previous password types.
    The passwords are stored as hashes within the configuration file.17 fév. 2022

  • What is type 8 PBKDF2?

    The "5" tells the router that you are pasting an already encrypted password (md5 hash) It is a way for you to transfer an encrypted password to another device. 0 Specifies an UNENCRYPTED password will follow. 5 Specifies an ENCRYPTED secret will follow.
    LINE The UNENCRYPTED (cleartext) 'enable' secret.

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