Authentication for Privileged EXEC Command Mode

Table 1. Authentication for Privileged EXEC Mode product support

Feature

Product

Release introduced

Authentication for Privileged EXEC CLI Command Mode

5320 Series

Fabric Engine 8.6

5420 Series

VOSS 8.4

5520 Series

VOSS 8.4

5720 Series

Fabric Engine 8.7

For enhanced security, you can enable user authentication to enter Privileged EXEC command mode. Use the sys priv-exec-password command to enable password authentication.

After you enable password authentication for Privileged EXEC command mode, the system prompts you to enter a password to access Privileged EXEC command mode from User EXEC command mode. You must enter the same password that you used to log on to the switch.

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