passwd

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Set password for Telnet access to the firewall console. (Privileged mode.)

passwd password [encrypted]

clear passwd

show passwd

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Syntax

password	A case-sensitive password of up to 16 alphanumeric and special characters. Any character can be used in the password except a question mark and a space.
encrypted	Specifies that the password you entered is already encrypted. The password you specify with the encrypted option must be 16 characters in length.

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passwd

The passwd command sets a password for Telnet access to the firewall console. An empty password is also changed into an encrypted string. However, any use of a write command displays or writes the passwords in encrypted form. Once passwords are encrypted, they are not reversible back to plain text. The clear passwd command resets the password to "cisco."

Write down the new password and store it in a manner consistent with the site's security policy. Once you change this password, you cannot view it again.

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Examples

The following example shows use of the passwd command:

    passwd watag00s1am
    show passwd
    passwd jMorNbK0514fadBh encrypted

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