Enabling the storage and display of security credentials

To enable the security settings, enter the include-credentials command.

Syntax: 

include-credentials
no include-credentials

Enables the inclusion and display of the currently configured manager and operator usernames and passwords, RADIUS shared secret keys, SNMP and 802.1X authenticator (port-access) security credentials, and SSH client public keys in the running configuration. (Earlier software releases store these security configuration settings only in internal flash memory and do not allow you to include and view them in the running-config file.)

To view the currently configured security settings in the running configuration, enter one of the following commands:

  • show running-config

    : Displays the configuration settings in the current running-config file.

  • write terminal

    : Displays the configuration settings in the current running-config file.

For more information, see “Switch Memory and Configuration” in the basic operation guide.

The no form of the command disables only the display and copying of these security parameters from the running configuration, while the security settings remain active in the running configuration.

Default: The security credentials described in Security settings that can be saved are not stored in the running configuration.