Password command options

The password command has the following options:

Syntax

[no] password < manager | operator | port-access > [user-name < name > ] < hash-type > < password >

Set or clear a local user name/password for a given access level.

manager: Configures access to the switch with manager-level privileges.

operator: Configures access to the switch with operator-level privileges.

port access: Configures access to the switch through 802.1X authentication with operator-level privileges.

user-name <name>: The optional text string of the user name associated with the password.

<hash-type>: Specifies the type of algorithm (if any) used to hash the password. One of: plaintext, sha-1, or sha256.

<password>: The clear ASCII text string or SHA-1 hash of the password.

You can enter a manager, operator, or 802.1X port-access password in clear ASCII text or hashed format. However, manager and operator passwords are displayed and saved in a configuration file only in hashed format; port-access passwords are displayed and saved only as plain ASCII text.

For more information about configuring local manager and operator passwords, see Configuring Username and Password Security.
For more information about configuring a port-access password for 802.1X client authentication, see 802.1X Port-based access control.