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device-authentication

Syntax

device-authentication {(encrypted-password "password" | plain-text-password);}

Hierarchy Level

[edit system]

Release Information

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 12.2 for the QFX Series.

Description

Configure the authentication password used when accessing individual QFabric system components with the request component login command.

Note: Configuring this statement overrides the password for individual QFabric system components that was set during the initial QFabric system setup procedure.

Options

encrypted-password "password"— Specify the MD5 or other encrypted authentication password. You can specify only one encrypted password.

You cannot configure a blank password for the encrypted-password option using blank quotation marks (" "). You must configure a password of 1 through 128 characters and enclose the password in quotation marks.

plain-text-password—Plain-text password. The CLI prompts you for the password and then encrypts it. The CLI displays the encrypted version, and the software places the encrypted version in its user database. You can specify only one plain-text password.

Required Privilege Level

admin—To view this statement in the configuration.

admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.