Allied Telesis AlliedWare Plus Operating System Version 5.4.4C (x310-26FT,x310-26FP,x310-50FT,x310-50FP) - Manual (Page 53)

Getting Started
Software Reference for x310 Series Switches
C613-50046-01 REV A AlliedWare Plus TM Operating System - Version 5.4.4C 1.29
The following output shows how specifying the number 8 puts the password into the
running-config exactly as you typed it:
After entering the command above, logging in as “Bob” with a password of “friend” does
not work. This is because the switch takes the password you enter (“friend”), hashes it, and
compares the hash with the string in the running-config (“friend”). The hashed value and
“friend” are not the same, so the switch rejects the login.
awplus(config)#username Bob privilege 15 password 8 friend
awplus(config)#show running-config |include username Bob
username Bob privilege 15 password 8 friend