boot-loader-authentication
Syntax
boot-loader-authentication {
(encrypted-password password | plain-text-password);
}
Hierarchy Level
[edit system]
Description
Set the boot-loader password for accessing the U-Boot CLI during the boot process. The password can be entered either as a plain-text password or as an encrypted password.
Encrypted passwords must be entered in Message Digest 5 (MD5)
format. Plain-text passwords are encrypted by using MD5 by default.
The encryption format for plain-text passwords can be changed by using
the set system login password format command.
Encrypted passwords must be between 1 and 128 characters long. The password must be enclosed in quotation marks and cannot be blank within the quotation marks (“ “).
The default requirements for plain-text passwords are as follows:
The password must be between 6 and 128 characters long
You can include most character classes in a password (uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numbers, punctuation marks, and other special characters). Control characters are not recommended.
The password must contain at least one change of case or character class.
Options
encrypted-password password— Enter a password that has already been encrypted. You
can specify only one encrypted password.
plain-text-password—Enter a plain-text password.
The CLI prompts you for the password and then encrypts it. The CLI
displays the encrypted version, and the software places the encrypted
version in its user database. You can specify only one plain-text
password.
Required Privilege Level
admin—To view this statement in the configuration.
admin-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Release Information
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 13.2X51-D20.