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4.8 Making the System Secure

Placing the console in secure mode ensures that unauthorized persons cannot

gain access to the system. The commands for console security are set password,

clear password, and set secure. The login command turns off security features

during the current console session.

Example 4-16 Set Password Command

P00>>> set password

Please enter the password: # Password is not

# echoed.

Please enter the password again: # Validation is not

P00>>> # echoed.

P00>>> set password # Changing a password.

Please enter the password:

Please enter the password again:

Now enter the old password:

P00>>>

P00>>> set password # Password entered is

Please enter the password: # too short.

Password length must be between 15 and 30 characters

P00>>>

The set password command sets the console password for the first time or changes

an existing password. It is necessary to set the password only if the system is going

to operate in secure mode.

If a password has not been set and the set password command is issued, the console

prompts for a password and verification.

If a password has been set and the set password command is issued, the console

prompts for the new password and verification, then prompts for the old password.

The password is unchanged if the validation password entered does not match the

existing password in the NVRAM.

The password length must be between 15 and 30 alphanumeric characters. Any

characters entered after the 30th character are not stored.

The syntax is:

set password

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