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What is the difference between enable secret and enable password?

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Question added by Sajjad Haider Abbasi , Sr. Manager NOC & Support , Global Connect Synergy
Date Posted: 2014/01/14
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Saqib Mehmood
by Saqib Mehmood , Technical Team Lead/Safety Supervisor , Xchange Technology Group

Enable secret password is encrypted with MD5 while enable password is not encrypted

sanal sukumaran
by sanal sukumaran , DESKTOP ENGINEER , Tech Mahindra

enable secret: the password will be in an encrypted format.

enable password: password wil b in a text format

Hasan Khabbazeh
by Hasan Khabbazeh , Technical Support , Idscan Biometrics Ltd

Enable Secret: it will encrypt the password.

Enable Password: it will create an unencrypted password which is in clear text format.

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