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# Cisco user provider

The ***Cisco user*** provider allows Devolutions Server to store the Cisco account credentials to be used to achieve password rotation.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/DVLS4106_2024_3.png)

### General

| Option        | Description                   |
| ------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Name          | Display name of the provider. |
| Template name | Description of the provider.  |

### Properties

| Option    | Description                                                                                |
| --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Host name | FQDN of the Cisco server against where the scan or the password rotation will be executed. |
| Port      | Set the port number used to connect on the Cisco host.                                     |
| Password  | Password of the Cisco account.                                                             |

### Credentials

| Option            | Description                                                     |
| ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Credential type   | ***Custom credential*** or***Linked credential*** options. |
| Password          | Password of the Cisco account.                                  |
| Linked credential | Credential directly linked to a PAM account.                    |

### Actions

| Option        | Description                                                  |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Add PAM vault | Will create a PAM vault with the provider's name if enabled. |

### Password settings

| Option                               | Description                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Password template used on generation | Password template that will be used to generate the password during the reset password operation. |


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