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Isitanormalbehaviorfora4506/6509-EtodisclosetheMD5hashconfiguredforHSRPstandbyauthentication?Whentheshowstandbycommandisissued,theMD5hashesareshowndecrypted,eventhoughtheconfigurationhasahash.

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Is it a normal behavior for a 4506 / 6509-E to disclose the MD5 hash configured for HSRP standby authentication? When the show standby command is issued, the MD5 hashes are shown decrypted, even though the configuration has a hash.

Is it a normal behavior for a 4506 / 6509-E to disclose the MD5 hash configured for HSRP standby authentication? When the show standby command is issued, the MD5 hashes are shown decrypted, even though the configuration has a hash.

July 24, 2023 Admin Cisco Switches FAQS / FAQS 439 Views

Yes, this is normal behavior. It has been done to facilitate troubleshooting and it happens while in level 15 mode (enable). A workaround for this is to configure key-chain instead.

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