Unit 1 Lab: Securing the Router for Administrative Access Topology Note : ISR G1 devices use FastEthernet interfaces instead of GigabitEthernet...

Note: Perform all tasks on both R1 and R3. The procedures and output for R1 are shown here.

Task 1: Configure and Encrypt Passwords on Routers R1 and R3.

Step 1: Configure a minimum password length for all router passwords.

Use the security passwords command to set a minimum password length of 10 characters.

R1(config)# security passwords min-length 10

Step 2: Configure the enable secret password.

Configure the enable secret encrypted password on both routers. Use the type 9 (SCRYPT) hashing algorithm.

R1(config)# enable algorithm-type scrypt secret cisco12345

Exercise Question

1. How does configuring an enable secret password help protect a router from being compromised by an attack?