IOS-XE AlwaysOn credentials

aarlegui — Fri, 02 May 2025 09:13:45 GMT

The IOS-XE AlwaysOn router at devnetsandboxiosxe.cisco.com doesn't seem to be accesible anymore with the credentials admin/C1sco12345

Re: IOS-XE AlwaysOn credentials

bigevilbeard — Fri, 02 May 2025 09:33:46 GMT

@aarlegui as i know the steps have changed here, the always on now requires a dynamic username/password instead of using the static one which meant it was open for abuse. The steps are

Creating a reservation Hit the Launch button on the Catalyst 8000 Always-On sandbox tile Select a duration. Your credentials will last this length. Hit launch again. The sandbox will bein spinning up. New credentials will be created and tested for SSH and RESTCONF Once Active (1-2 mins), the credetails are displayed in the Quick Access Tab A unique password is generated each time a new reservation is made.

I just tried this on the IOS XE on Catalyst 8000 Always-On sandbox.

ssh bigevilbeard@devnetsandboxiosxe.cisco.com The authenticity of host 'devnetsandboxiosxe.cisco.com (131.226.217.182)' can't be established. RSA key fingerprint is [removed] This key is not known by any other names. Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes Warning: Permanently added 'devnetsandboxiosxe.cisco.com' (RSA) to the list of known hosts. (bigevilbeard@devnetsandboxiosxe.cisco.com) Password: Cat8K#

Hope this helps.

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