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root-authentication

Syntax

root-authentication {(encrypted-password "password" | plain-text-password);ssh-dsa "public-key";ssh-ecdsa "public-key";ssh-rsa "public-key";}

Hierarchy Level

[edit system]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Description

Configure the authentication methods for the root-level user, whose username is root.

Options

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

You cannot configure a blank password for encrypted-password using blank quotation marks (" "). You must configure a password whose number of characters range from 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.

ssh-dsa "public-key"—SSH version 2 authentication. Specify the DSA (SSH version 2) public key. You can specify one or more public keys.

ssh-rsa "public-key"—SSH version 1 authentication. Specify the RSA (SSH version 1 and SSH version 2) public key. You can specify one or more public keys.

Required Privilege Level

admin—To view this statement in the configuration.

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