CCNA: Cisco Certified Network Associate — Question 691

An engineer must configure R1 for a new user account. The account must meet these requirements:
• It must be configured in the local database.
• The username is engineer2.
• It must use the strongest password configurable.

Which command must the engineer configure on the router?

Answer options

• A. R1(config)# username engineer2 privilege 1 password 7 test2021
• B. R1(config)# username engineer2 secret 4 $1$b1Ju$kZbBS1Pyh4QzwXyZ
• C. R1(config)# username engineer2 algorithm-type scrypt secret test2021
• D. R1(config)# username engineer2 secret 5 password $1$b1Ju$kZbBS1Pyh4QzwXyZ

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C because the 'algorithm-type scrypt' option provides the strongest password encryption available. Options A and B do not use the strongest encryption methods and option D uses a weaker password hashing method compared to scrypt.