service password-encryption command

service password-encryption command

The service password-encryption global configuration command directs the Cisco IOS software to encrypt the passwords, Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP) secrets, and similar data that are saved in its configuration file. Such encryption is useful in order to prevent casual observers from reading passwords, such as when they look at the screen over the muster of an administrator. However, the algorithm used by the service password-encryption command is a simple Vigenère cipher.

Command to use

 enable

conf t

service password-encryption

use following link for details

 http://www.cisco.com/E-Learning/bulk/public/celc/CRS/media/targets/2_1_6.swf


 to view password use the following link

http://www.anythingoverip.co.za/tutorials/course-content/snd/decrypting-type-7-passwords-enable-password/

helps user to decrypt password of Type 7 encryption