Enable Cisco Password Encryption
When setting a password against the console, auxiliary and vty lines on a cisco router, unless password encryption is switched on the passwords will be displayed when viewing the config on the terminal screen
config terminal
service password-encryption
service password-encryption
To turn it off again
no service password-encryption
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