I found an issue with the AES password encryption configuration from the GUI in IOS-XE 26.1.1 & 26.2.1.The AES password encryption feature was introduced in IOS-XE 26.1, but the corresponding configuration does not appear to be applied when configured from the GUI.
In the GUI, the "Encryption Type" and "Primary Key (Type 6 = AES)" fields are available under Password Encryption.The Encryption Type setting is correctly reflected in the CLI configuration as:
password encryption aes
However, the Primary Key setting should correspond to the following CLI configuration, but it is not applied:
key config-key password-encrypt <Master-Key>
In other words, the Encryption Type setting is reflected correctly, while the Primary Key setting is not reflected in the CLI configuration.[ Log ]
wlc01# show logging profile wireless start last 1 minutes<snip>2026/10/07 15:53:36.215920825 {iosrp_R0-0}{1}: [parser_cmd] [21219]: (note): id= 192.0.2.254@vty0:user=admin cmd: 'PASSWORD statement not printed' SUCCESS 2026/10/07 15:53:36.031 JST2026/10/07 15:53:36.234974303 {iosrp_R0-0}{1}: [parser_cmd] [21219]: (note): id= 192.0.2.254@vty0:user=admin cmd: 'PASSWORD statement not printed' SUCCESS 2026/10/07 15:53:36.216 JST<snip>wlc01#wlc01#wlc01# show running-config | include passwordpassword encryption aes<snip>username testuser password 0 Pa$$w0rd<snip>wlc01#wlc01# show passwd encryption statusPassword encryption disabledwlc01#
[ Tested environments ]I have reproduced/verified this behavior on the following platforms and versions:- C9800-CL (vSphere) - IOS-XE 26.1.1 - IOS-XE 26.2.1- C8000V (Azure) - IOS-XE 26.1.1Since the configuration can be applied successfully from the CLI, this is not blocking my deployment.I am sharing this behavior mainly for reference, as the GUI support does not appear to be a major feature and was not mentioned in the release notes.Release Notes for Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller, Cisco IOS XE Release 26.1.x - Ciscohttps://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/controller/9800/26-1/release-notes/rn-26-1-x-9800.html
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