Auto Config Backup encryption password forgotten
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Have forgotten the password, though firewall continues to create the Auto Config backup as ever judging from its listings.
If I have stored the Device Key off the machine so can restore on new hardware, does this really matter ?
If I delete the encryption password , does the Device Key now change for new backups ? -
You need the password to decrypt the backup in the new hardware in order to be able to restore it.
If you set a new password the backups from that point forward will use it. The device key will not change unless you reinstall.
If you still have access to the install that is using it though you can recover the password from the config file.
Steve
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Yes, thanks for that, downloading the config file and examining it , I saw my old pwd described under "gold encryption password" as well my newly created one .
Did another manual auto config backup , made a minor change to one of the comments on a VLAN then did a full restore to its previous state - all fine .
I honestly had no appreciation before that literally everything is present in that config file - unhashed passwords, digital certificates etc, not a thing to leave lying around !
