Security credentials

You can store and view the following security settings in the running-config file associated with the current software image. The security settings that can be saved to a configuration file are:

  • Local manager and operator passwords and user names.

  • SNMP security credentials, including SNMPv1 community names and SNMPv3 user names, authentication, and privacy settings.

  • 802.1X port-access passwords and user names.

  • TACACS+ encryption keys.

  • RADIUS shared secret (encryption) keys.

  • Public keys of SSH-enabled management stations that are used by the switch to authenticate SSH clients that try to connect to the switch.