Type 0, Clear text (unencrypted) password C1$c0! very insecure, Type 5, MD5 hash (used for enable secret), Type 7, Weak reversible encryption (applied with service password-encryption) 07c285F4D06 weak can be cracked, Type 8, PBKDF2 (Password-Base key Derivation Function 2) Strong, Type 9, Scrypt (Strong Hashing algorithm), Type 10, SHA-256 (sometimes seen in IOS-XE) Strong modern option

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