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Related Commands
terminal length
3.9 cipher detect
To set the password strength, use the cipher detect command in global configuration mode.
Command Syntax
cipher detect {strong | normal | none}
strong
The highest strength, letters, digits, and other characters must be included.
normal
The normal strength, letters, and digits must be included.
none
The lowest strength, no detection of password strength is performed.
Default
The default password strength is none.
Command Mode
Global configuration
Usage
When the password strength is set to normal, or strong, the password which does not meet he
requirement will be denied.
Examples
In the following example, the cipher detect command set the strength to strong.
Switch(config)# cipher detect strong
Switch(config)# username 123 password 123abc
Strong cipher MUST contain digital, normal character and special character
Related Commands
enable password
service password-encryption
3.10 enable password
To set a local password to control access to various privilege levels, use the enable password
command in global configuration mode. To remove the password requirement, use the no form of this
command.