To reset the admin user of the ASA Firepower software module or the ISA 3000 device to the default password, enter this command at the ASA prompt: session sfr do password-reset For more information, see the Cisco ASA Series CLI Book 2: Cisco ASA Series Firewall CLI Configuration Guide for your ASA version.

If you have lost the administrator password to access the security appliance you can recover the ASA password with the following steps: Recovering your Password on Cisco ASA Step1: Connect to the firewall using a console cable Step2: Power cycle the appliance (power off and then on) Step3: Press the Escape key to enter ROMMON mode

Here are the steps to recover the password in Cisco ASA firewall, Step 1: Login to Cisco ASA device with console cable and reboot the device. Power off the device and power it up back again. Step 2: Press ‘ESC’ key or ‘BREAK’ key on the keyboard to break the boot process. Press the key as soon as the device starts.

To recover passwords, perform the following steps: Console into the ASA. Reboot the ASA Press the escape key during reboot to enter ROMMON. Tell the firewall to ignore the startup config on next reload: rommon #1> confreg