Creating an encrypted all-numeric password – Brocade BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide User Manual

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Configuring SSL security for the Web Management Interface

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NOTE

The enable strict-password-enforcement command must be enabled before this command is
configured. Otherwise, the following message is displayed:

"Password expire time is enabled

only if strict-password-enforcement is set".

Issue the show user command to display the password expiration date, as shown in bold in the
following.

Syntax: [no] username <name> enable

Creating an encrypted all-numeric password

To create a password that is made up of all numeric values, use the command "username
<user-string> privilege <privilege-level> password <password-string>."

BigIron RX# username customer1 create-password 9999

Syntax: [no] username <user-string> create-password <password-string>

The create-password option allows you to create a password with a numeric value in the
<password-string> variable. The generated password will be encrypted. The show running-config
command displays the password as shown.

BigIron RX(config)# show running config

username sandy ......

BigIron RX# show user

Username Password Encrypt Priv Status Expire Time

=================================================================================

sandy $1$Gz...uX/$wQ44fVGtsqbKWkQknzAZ6. enabled 0 enabled 20 days

Configuring SSL security for the Web Management Interface

When enabled, the SSL protocol uses digital certificates and public-private key pairs to establish a
secure connection to the device. Digital certificates serve to prove the identity of a connecting
client, and public-private key pairs provide a means to encrypt data sent between the device and
the client.

Configuring SSL for the Web Management Interface consists of the following tasks:

Enabling the SSL server on the device

Importing an RSA certificate and private key file from a client (optional)

Generating a certificate

BigIron RX(config)# user sandy enable

BigIron RX(config)# show user

Username Password Encrypt Priv Status Expire Time

==============================================================================

sandy $1$Gz...uX/$wQ44fVGtsqbKWkQknzAZ6. enabled 0 enabled 90 days

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