Securing User & Privileged Mode For Console Users

User & Privileged CLI Modes are secured 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.

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