01-27-2009 02:50 PM - edited 03-04-2019 01:00 AM
hey all, anyone know how to encrypt the password under line vty? it is a level 7 password and can be easily decoded. we used the global service password-encryption command but it only encrypts the enable secret to level 5. the vty still remains at level 7.
thanks
-robert
01-27-2009 05:38 PM
I'm not sure that it can be done.
If someone having just the connection password is a real concern, you might consider either mucking about with privledge level (perhaps having VTY start at level 0?) or switch to user authenication (best would be external).
01-27-2009 07:15 PM
Robert
The list of what can be encrypted with MD5 (level 5 encryption) has slightly increased. But it does not yet include the line password for the vty lines. If you are concerned about that then I believe that the suggestion from Joseph that you use external authentication is good or perhaps that you configure local authentication and configure a local user ID using the ability to configure a level 5 password for local user IDs.
HTH
Rick
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