HP Security Modules Software Upgrade Guide-6PW103

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Dealing With Password Loss
This section tells you what to do if you forget the BootWare password, user password, or super password
of a Security module.
User Password Loss
If you forget your user password, you will be refused to log in to the Security module. In this case, you can
ignore the current configuration to boot the Security module and set a new user password as follows:
Step1 Select 6 on the main menu to ignore the current configuration in Security module boot.
The following information is displayed:
Flag Set Successfully.
Step2 When the main menu appears again, select 0 to reboot the Security module.
System is rebooting now.
System start booting...
Booting Normal Extend BootWare....
Step3 Set a new user password in system view.
<HP> system-view
[HP] user-interface console 0
[HP-ui-console0] authentication-mode password
[HP-ui-console0] set authentication password simple 123456
The above information indicates that the password authentication is adopted on the console interface
and that the password is set to 123456 and stored in plain text.
NOTE:
• After reboot, the Security module runs the default configuration, but the original confi
g
uration file is still
kept in the CF card. To restore the original configuration, you can first use the display
saved-configuration command to locate it and then copy and run it.
• If the user password is stored in plain text, you can use the display current-configuration command to
view the password in the current configuration. If you use the set authentication password cipher
123456 command to set your user password, the password will be stored in cipher text.
Step4 Save your new user password.
[HP] save
NOTE:
• After you set a new user password, use the save command to save the password.
• You are recommended to save the new user password in the default configuration file.
BootWare Password Loss
Contact your local dealer or HP technical support if you forget the BootWare password of the Security
module.
You can modify the BootWare password on the main menu.