Enable password command
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A command available on Cisco IOS based platforms; used to create or modify enable (aka priviledged) mode passwords.
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Usage Syntax
enable password [level level-number] [0 | 7] password
- The little used level level-number option is used to specify a password for a specific priviledge level, the default level (used when no level option is entered) is 15
- [0 | 7] - specify 0 for an unencrypted password to follow, 7 for an encrypted password to follow, when not specifying this option, the default of 0 is used
Usage Examples
enable password testing - create an enable password of testing for priviledge level 15
Usage Notes
Current passwords can be modified by simply re-issuing this command with the modified password
Passwords are stored and displayed in clear text unless the service password-encryption command is configured. Password encryption uses MD5 and is completely insecure; many freely available tools are able to unencrypt MD5 passwords in seconds. Secrets should be used instead and can be configured with the enable secret command
With some IOS versions, when using this command, a secret is created and configured instead automatically, to increase security
Related Commands
Use the service password-encryption command to ensure enable passwords and others, configured for TACACS authentication for instance, are encrypted to prevent passwords from being displayed in clear text either at the CLI or in stored configuration files. However, keep in mind what is detailed in the Usage Notes section above.
Use the enable secret command to configure more secure, strong encrypted enable passwords
The username command is used to configure specific local user accounts and their passwords or secrets
Related Articles
See the Cisco IOS Password Recovery article for information on how to recover (actually replace) lost enable passwords or secrets
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