CCNA Security Question of the Week: Enable Secret

August 29, 2014 Johnny Bass Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

What does the ‘5’ in this enable secret in global configuration mode command indicate?

router# enable secret level 5 password

A. The enable secret password is used for accessing exec privilege level 5.
B. The enable secret password is hashed using MD5.
C. The enable secret password is hashed using SHA.
D. Set the enable secret command to privilege level 5.
E. The enable secret password is encrypted using Cisco proprietary level 5 encryption.

Reveal Answer

Answer: B.

Enable secrets are hashed using the MD5 algorithm. Within Cisco, it is not possible to recover an enable secret based on the contents of a configuration file (other than by brute force dictionary attacks).

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CCNA Security Question of the Week: Enable Secret

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