# Securing User & Privileged Mode For Console Users

[User & Privileged CLI Modes are secured ](https://app.gitbook.com/@mudassirs46/s/network-fundamentals/~/drafts/-MRZ8l67L5MHnaQIEh9W/securing-user-mode-and-privileged-mode)for: Console Users, Telnet Users & SSH Users.

**Securing User & Privileged Mode For Console Users:**

* **Using password only**
  1. (conf t)#line con 0

      (conf t)#password cisco

      (conf t)#login(to enable password only without username)
* **Using Username & Password**
  1. (conf t)#enable secret cisco (for securing Privileged Mode)
  2. (conf t)#username Mudassir secret cisco 
  3. (conf t)#line con 0 (conf t)#login local (to enable username access)

     (can use multiple Username & their own passwords)

## Reference:

CCNA 200-301 OCG, Volume 1, Pg. 130-131 - Wendell Odom.