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Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide
Chapter 1 Configuring Basic Settings
Configuring the Master Passphrase
Examples
The following example shows that no previous key was present:
hostname (config)#
key config-key password-encryption 12345678
The following example shows that a key already exists:
Hostname (config)#
key config-key password-encryption 23456789
Old key:
12345678
hostname (config)#
In the following example, you want to key in interactively, but a key already exists. The Old key, New
key, and Confirm key prompts appear on your screen if you enter the
key config-key
password-encryption
command and press
Enter
to access interactive mode.
hostname (config)#
key config-key password-encryption
Old key:
12345678
New key:
23456789
Confirm key:
23456789
In the following example, you want to key in interactively, but no key is present. The New key and
Confirm key prompts appear on your screen if you are in interactive mode.
hostname (config)#
key config-key password-encryption
New key:
12345678
Confirm key:
12345678
Disabling the Master Passphrase
Disabling the master passphrase reverts encrypted passwords into plain text passwords. Removing the
passphrase might be useful if you downgrade to a previous software version that does not support
encrypted passwords.
You must know the current master passphrase to disable it. If you do not know the passphrase, see the
“Recovering the Master Passphrase” section on page 1-11
This procedure will only be accepted in a secure session, that is, by Telnet, SSH, or ASDM via HTTPS.
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 499: ...P A R T 2 Configuring Basic Settings ...
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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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Page 2098: ...1 8 Cisco ASA Series CLI Configuration Guide Chapter 1 Troubleshooting Viewing the Coredump ...
Page 2099: ...P A R T 2 Reference ...
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