admin account password (.pwd)

The admin account password can be deployed from SNS version 3.9.0 onwards.

File

  • Text file containing a single unencrypted string in UTF-8 format.

Password policy

  • The length of the password has to be between 8 and 128 characters,
  • The password must comply with rules on allowed/prohibited characters on the SNS firewall, otherwise, the admin account will not be able to connect to the firewall. For more information, refer to the Allowed or prohibited names section in the SNS user manual.
  • The password must comply with the password policy that was restored using the configuration backup file, otherwise the password will not be applied.

Name

For a password that differs from one SNS firewall to another:

Firewall_Serial_Number.pwd

For the same password across all SNS firewalls (not recommended):

default.pwd

EXAMPLES
SN310A00000000Z.pwd
SN310B00000000Z.pwd