Obscure Password CommandsTo enable the obscure password, use the following commands.service obscure-passwordsEnable the obscuring of passwords and keys.Syntax service obscure-passwordsEnable the obscuring of passwords and keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys, router authentication strings,VRRP authentication, use the service obscure-passwords command.Defaults Disabled.Command Modes CONFIGURATIONCommand History This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell NetworkingOS Command Line Reference Guide.Version Description9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.9.6(0.0) Introduced on the S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000, Z9000, Z9500, MXLUsage Information By default, the service password-encryption command stores encrypted passwords. For greater security,you can also use the service obscure-passwords command to prevent a user from reading the passwordsand keys, including RADIUS, TACACS+ keys, router authentication strings, VRRP authentication by obscuring thisinformation. Passwords and keys are stored encrypted in the configuration file and by default are displayed in theencrypted form when the configuration is displayed. Enabling theservice obscure-passwords commanddisplays asterisks instead of the encrypted passwords and keys. This command prevents a user from reading thesepasswords and keys by obscuring this information with asterisks.Password obscuring masks the password and keys for display only but does not change the contents of the file.The string of asterisks is the same length as the encrypted string for that line of configuration. To verify that youhave successfully obscured passwords and keys, use the show running-config command orshowstartup-config command.If you are using role-based access control (RBAC), only the system administrator and security administrator rolescan enable the service obscure-password command.Related Commands • show running-config— Display the current configuration and display changes from the default values.• service password-encryption— Encrypts all passwords configured in the system.Security 1387
