User guide

CHAPTER 13

Passwords

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Changing the Security Officer Password on page 53

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Changing the Web User Password on page 54

Changing the Security Officer Password

Occasionally you may want to change the security officer password. In a cluster, you can

perform this operation from any node. The new security officer password is updated to

the other nodes automatically.

NOTE: Changing the security officer password restarts the web server.

To change the security officer password:

1. Connect to the serial console of the FIPS appliance you want to reset.

2. Enter 9 to select FIPS Option.

3. Enter 2 to select Change security officer password.

4. Enter the existing security officer password.

5. Enter the new password.

6. Re-enter the new password when prompted to confirm.

NOTE: The SA Series FIPS appliance is said to be in a disassociated state

when the key store state in the cache and on disk are different. As a security

measure, you cannot change the security officer password when the appliance

is in a disassociated state. The option is disabled. To resolve a disassociated

state, connect to the serial console and reload the FIPS keystore database

(Option 9 > Sub-option 1).

Documentation

FIPS Overview on page 9•