Cisco Cisco Web Security Appliance S170 Guía Del Usuario
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AsyncOS 8.5 for Cisco Web Security Appliances User Guide
Chapter 21 Perform System Administration Tasks
Resetting the Administrator Password
Resetting the Administrator Password
Any administrator-level user can change the password for the “admin” user.
Before You Begin
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If you do not know the password for the admin account, contact your customer support provider to
reset the password.
reset the password.
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Understand that changes to the password take effect immediately and do not require you to commit
the change.
the change.
Step 1
Select Management Appliance > System Administration > Users.
Step 2
Select the admin link.
Step 3
Enter the new password in the Password and Retype Password fields.
Configuring the Return Address for Generated Messages
You can configure the return address for mail generated by AsyncOS for reports.
Command
Description
adminaccessconfig
> banner
Configures the appliance to display any text you specify when an
administrator tries to logs in. The custom banner text appears when an
administrator tries to access the appliance through all interfaces, such as the
web interface or via FTP.
administrator tries to logs in. The custom banner text appears when an
administrator tries to access the appliance through all interfaces, such as the
web interface or via FTP.
You can load the custom text by either pasting it into the CLI prompt or by
copying it from a file located on the Web Security appliance. To upload the
text from a file, you must first transfer the file to the configuration directory
on the appliance using FTP
copying it from a file located on the Web Security appliance. To upload the
text from a file, you must first transfer the file to the configuration directory
on the appliance using FTP
adminaccessconfig
> ipaccess
Controls from which IP addresses administrators access the Web Security
appliance. Administrators can access the appliance from any machine or
from machines with an IP address from a list you specify.
appliance. Administrators can access the appliance from any machine or
from machines with an IP address from a list you specify.
When restrict access to an allow list, you can specify IP addresses, subnets,
or CIDR addresses.
or CIDR addresses.
By default, when you list the addresses that can access the appliance, the IP
address of your current machine is listed as the first address in the allow list.
You cannot delete the IP address of your current machine from the allow list.
address of your current machine is listed as the first address in the allow list.
You cannot delete the IP address of your current machine from the allow list.
adminaccessconfig
> strictssl
Configures the appliance so administrators log into the web interface on port
8443 using stronger SSL ciphers (greater than 56 bit encryption).
8443 using stronger SSL ciphers (greater than 56 bit encryption).
When you configure the appliance to require stronger SSL ciphers, the
change only applies to administrators accessing the appliance using HTTPS
to manage the appliance. It does not apply to other network traffic connected
to the Web Proxy using HTTPS.
change only applies to administrators accessing the appliance using HTTPS
to manage the appliance. It does not apply to other network traffic connected
to the Web Proxy using HTTPS.