Include-credentials and encrypt-credentials considerations

The output of show running-config will be modified if encrypt-credentials is enabled or disabled. The running-config output changes when include-credentials or encrypt-credentials is enabled or disabled.

Include/exclude credentials

Include credentials

Encrypt credentials

show run output

Reboot with Saved Config

Download config file

Disabled

Disabled

DLDP authentication-password will not be displayed.

The plain-text password in the Config will be used to update the protocol data structure.

Mis-Configuration (Password cannot be configured in this case because password is not available in downloaded config.)

Disabled

Enabled

DLDP authentication-password will not be displayed.

The encrypted password in the Config will be decrypted and used to update the protocol data structure.

Mis-Configuration (Password cannot be configured in this case because password is not available in downloaded config.)

Enabled

Disabled

DLDP authentication-password will be displayed in plain-text.

The plain-text password in the Config will be used to update the protocol data structure.

DLDP authentication-password stored as plain-text.

Enabled

Enabled

DLDP authentication-password will be displayed in encrypted form.

The encrypted password in the Config will be decrypted and used to update the protocol data structure.

DLDP authentication-password stored as encrypted.

dldp authentication-password


dldp authentication-password simple
Enter Password: ****
Re-Enter Password: ****

include-credentials and encrypt-credentials are disabled


show running-config
Running configuration:

encrypt-credentials is enabled and include-credentials is disabled


encrypt-credentials

show running-config
Running configuration:

include-credentials is enabled and encrypt-credentials is disabled


include-credentials

show running-config
Running configuration:

dldp authentication-password simple test
      

encrypt-credentials and include-credentials are enabled


encrypt-credentials

include-credentials

show running-config
Running configuration:
dldp authentication-password encrypted “QFg8OTxYyLMEnFvQt6o542tAmbk4RrH4dO0C60oFokI=”