Cisco Certified Network Associate (ccna) Practice Lab
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! no aaa new-model system mtu routing 1500 ! ! !<-- Output Omitted --> Notice that the password is printed in clear text, which is considered to be a security issue. If for example, you back up your configuration onto a server and someone gains access to this backup file, they will be able to read the password and your security will be compromised. Note: To scroll through the rest of your configuration, you can use the space bar to scroll screen by screen, or Enter to scroll line by line. You can also press q or CTRL+C or CTRL+Z to stop viewing any output that requires scrolling. Step 8To resolve the password security issue, configure an enable secret, and compare this to the enable password. Enter global configuration mode and use the enable secret command to set a password of ciscoas follows (press Enter after each command): NYACCESS1# configure terminal NYACCESS1(config)# enable secret cisco You will see the following output: NYACCESS1#configure terminal Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z. NYACCESS1(config)#enable secret cisco NYACCESS1(config)# Note: The Cisco IOS will not allow you to have the same text string for both the enable password and the enable secret. Step 9As you did before, quit back to privileged executive mode, then type disable to exit privileged executive mode. Type the following commands (press Enter after each command): NYACCESS1(config)# exit NYACCESS1# disable The output will be as follows: NYACCESS1(config)#exit NYACCESS1#disable NYACCESS1> Enter privileged executive mode once again. Which password do you have to type? Try cisco1. If that doesn’t work, try cisco. There is clearly a password preference to which the switch accepts. Type the following commands (press Enter after each command): NYACCESS1> enable Download 1.21 Mb. Share with your friends:
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