Yep, enable password is a less securely encrypted form. If you use Enable Secret then that password is the one you use. The password for logging into the router is set in a couple of places: If you telnet into the router, it's set under the "Line vty port 0 x" Console access is under the "Line Console 0" Aux port access is under "Aux 0"
If I remember correctly you can tell the password encryption level by looking at the config. If you see Password 0 Cisco, then it is unencrypted Password 7 xyzabs... Then it is MD7 encrypted. Enable secret 5 abcdefg... Then it is MD5( although I have also heard that it is Cisco proprietary ,anyone verify this ? ) Many standard programs and easily available programs can decrypt level 7 passwords. If you don't turn on the Service Password Encryption, then it doesn't even bother encrypting them I will let you judge if your being lied to... Thanks Larry -----Original Message----- From: Morgan Hansen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, July 01, 2002 1:56 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Please tell me it isnt so :( [7:47863] Hi, and once again Helo :-) Ive just received this note at my inbox: "Isn't enable password just the older form of enable secret?" Reading this allmost made me go into shock! Is this true??! Cause if it is im out of werdz(?) For allmost a year now I have with 30 something other youngsters studied at my school (name whatever) for the CCNA and the CNAP program. Our 2 teachers (name irrelevant) have told us this about the passwords: enable password (when logging on to the router you should use this) enable secret (the password you must use to be able to make configuration changes in your router) So my question is: ARE WE BEING LIED TO?! (let me tell you, this school costs $$$$$$$, so im hoping for an answer like; NO) Oh, and one other thing. If this turnes out to be the truth, im having mixed emotions about paying huge amounts of $ to be able to use their curriculum during my CNAP studying time, just to find out that what they ask of you on their CCNA exam filters things not even MENTIONED in the Curriculum they provide! It's the sadest thing. Morgan Hansen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=47871&t=47863 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
