Works on both routers and switches.
Router(config)#enable password cisco | Sets enable password |
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Router(config)#enable secret class | Sets enable secret password |
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Router(config)#line con 0 Router(config-line)#password console Router(config-line)#login | Enters console-line mode |
Sets console-line mode password to console |
Enables password checking at login |
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Router(config)#line vty 0 4 Router(config-line)#password telnet Router(config-line)#login | Enters vty line mode for all five vty lines |
Sets vty password to telnet |
Enables password checking at login |
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Router(config)#line aux 0 Router(config-line)#password backdoor Router(config-line)#login | Enters auxiliary line mode |
Sets auxiliary line mode password to backdoor |
Enables password checking at login |
enable secret password is encrypted by default. enable password is not. For this reason, recommended practice is that you never use the enable password. Use only the enable secret password in a router configuration.
You cannot set both enable secret and enable password to the same password. Doing so defeats the use of encryption.