Creating Secrets

This example generates a secret for the password rocket, and creates a secret for privilege level 15.

Enable and configure the secret. The 0 keyword specifies that you are entering an unencrypted secret.
host1(config)#enable secret level 15 0 rocket

Display the secret.

host1(config)#exit
host1#show secret
              Current Password Settings
              -------------------------
        encryption        encrypted
level      type        password/secret         mode
-----   ----------   --------------------   ----------
0
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15      5 (secret)   bcA";+1aeJD8)/[1ZDP6   configured

You or users with high privilege levels can now use the encrypted password, bcA";+1aeJD8)/[1ZDP6, with the password command.

Creating Secrets

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