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VID 29146
Severity 40
Port 22
Protocol TCP
Class CISCO
Detailed Description The CISCO IOS stores passwords without encryption. a network device stores passwords as plain text by default. So if a configuration file is leak, password information is also leak. So All passwords stored in the configuration file should be encrypted.

* Platforms Affected:
CISCO IOS
Recommendation Encrypt all the passowrds as follows :
Router# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# enable secret <PASSWORD>
Router(config)# service password-encryption
Router(config)# ^Z
Router#
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