You will then interrupt the boot process and change the configuration register value to prevent the appliance from reading its stored configuration at boot. You will power-cycle your appliance by unplugging it at the power strip and plugging it back in. ![]() This procedure requires physical access to the device. Instead, you will gain access to the appliance via the console port and reset the password(s) to known values. Today, such passwords are encrypted and not actually recoverable. The more commonly used term for this procedure is "password recovery" which is left over from the days when you could actually view passwords in configuration files in plain text. In this article, I'll explain how to perform a password "reset" on your Cisco ASA security appliance. ![]() ![]() Password Recovery on the Cisco ASA Security Appliance
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