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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Settings
Configuring the Master Passphrase
To disable the master passphrase, perform the following steps:
Detailed Steps
Recovering the Master Passphrase
You cannot recover the master passphrase. If the master passphrase is lost or unknown, you can remove
it.
To remove the master passphrase, perform the following steps:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
no key config-key password-encryption
[
old_passphrase
]]
Example:
hostname(config)# no key config-key
password-encryption
Warning! You have chosen to revert the
encrypted passwords to plain text. This
operation will expose passwords in the
configuration and therefore exercise caution
while viewing, storing, and copying
configuration.
Old key: bumblebee
Removes the master passphrase.
If you do not enter the passphrase in the command, you are
prompted for it.
Step 2
write memory
Example:
hostname(config)# write memory
Saves the runtime value of the master passphrase and the
resulting configuration. The non-volatile memory containing
the passphrase will be erased and overwritten with the 0xFF
pattern.
In multiple mode, the master passphrase is changed in the
system context configuration. As a result, the passwords in all
contexts will be affected. If the
write memory
command is not
entered in the system context mode, but not in all user contexts,
then the encrypted passwords in user contexts may be stale.
Alternatively, use the
write memory all
command in the
system context to save all configurations.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
write erase
Example:
hostname(config)# write erase
Removes the master key and the configuration that includes the
encrypted passwords.
Step 2
reload
Example:
hostname(config)# reload
Reloads the ASA with the startup configuration, without any
master key or encrypted passwords.
Summary of Contents for 5505 - ASA Firewall Edition Bundle
Page 28: ...Glossary GL 24 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide ...
Page 61: ...P A R T 1 Getting Started with the ASA ...
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Page 219: ...P A R T 2 Configuring High Availability and Scalability ...
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Page 403: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Interfaces ...
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Page 533: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Objects and Access Lists ...
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Page 601: ...P A R T 2 Configuring IP Routing ...
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Page 745: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Network Address Translation ...
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Page 845: ...P A R T 2 Configuring AAA Servers and the Local Database ...
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Page 981: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Access Control ...
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Page 1061: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Service Policies Using the Modular Policy Framework ...
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Page 1093: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Application Inspection ...
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Page 1191: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Unified Communications ...
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Page 1333: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Connection Settings and QoS ...
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Page 1379: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Advanced Network Protection ...
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Page 1475: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Modules ...
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Page 1549: ...P A R T 2 Configuring VPN ...
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Page 1965: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Logging SNMP and Smart Call Home ...
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Page 2059: ...P A R T 2 System Administration ...
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