| CCNA certification is important, and so
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| | 110D1609071A020217Pretty effective
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| is securing our network's Cisco routers!
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| | encryption! However, if we want to have
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| To reflect the importance of network
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| | the enable password automatically
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| security, your CCNA certification exam is
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| | encrypted, we can use the enable secret
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| likely going to contain quite a few
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| | command. I'll use that command here to
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| questions about the various passwords you
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| | set this password to "saints", and note
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| can set on a Cisco router. Let's take a
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| | that I'm not removing the previous enable
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| look at some of those passwords and when
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| | password.R1(config)#enable secret
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| to apply them.If the previous user has
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| | saintsAfter removing the "service
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| logged out of the router properly, you
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| | password-encryption" command, we're left
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| will see a prompt like this when you sit
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| | with two enable mode passwords, and they
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| down at the router console:R1 con0 is now
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| | appear in the Cisco router config like
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| availablePress RETURN to get
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| | this:enable password dolphinsenable
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| started.R1>To get into enable mode, by
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| | secret 5 $1$kJB6$fPuVebg7uMnoj5KV4GUKI/If
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| default all I have to do is type
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| | we have two enable passwords, which one
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| "enable".R1>enableR1#See how the prompt
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| | should we use to log into the router?
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| changed? By default, I can now run all
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| | Let's try the first password, "dolphins",
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| the show and debug commands I want, not
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| | first:R1>enablePassword:Password:When
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| to mention entering global configuration
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| | you're prompted for the password a second
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| mode and doing pretty much what I want.
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| | time, you know you got it wrong the first
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| It just might be a good idea to password
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| | time! Let's try
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| protect this mode! We do so with either
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| | "saints":R1>enablePassword:Password:R1#Wh
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| the enable password command or the enable
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| | en both the enable secret and enable
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| secret command. Let's use the enable
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| | password commands are in use on a Cisco
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| password command first.R1(config)#enable
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| | router, the enable secret password always
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| password dolphinsNow when I log out and
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| | takes precedence. "dolphins" didn't get
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| then go back to enable mode - or try to -
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| | us in, but "saints" did. That's valuable
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| I should be prompted for the password
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| | information for both the CCNA
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| "dolphins". Let's see what
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| | certification exam and real-world
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| happens.R1>enablePassword:R1#I was indeed
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| | networks, because there's no worse
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| prompted for a password. Cisco routers
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| | feeling than typing a password at a Cisco
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| will not show asterisks or any other
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| | router prompt and then getting another
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| character when you enter a password; in
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| | password prompt!This is just one way to
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| fact, the cursor doesn't even move.The
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| | perform basic Cisco router security with
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| problem with the enable password command
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| | passwords. We'll take a look at other
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| is that the password will show in the
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| | methods in a future CCNA certification
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| configuration in clear text, making it
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| | exam training tutorial!Chris Bryant, CCIE
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| easy for someone to look over your
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| | #12933, is the owner of The Bryant
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| shoulder and note the password for future
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| use, as shown below:hostname R1!enable
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| | certification exam tutorials, including
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| password dolphinsWe could use the
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| | Cisco CCNA certification test prep
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| "service password-encryption" command to
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| | articles. His exclusive Cisco CCNA study
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| encrypt the enable password, but that
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| | guide and Cisco CCNA training is also
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| will also encrypt all the other passwords
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| effect of this command on the enable
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