topic Re: Configuration back up on ASA 5520 using snmp in Network Security

Configuration back up on ASA 5520 using snmp

thomuff — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:55:13 GMT

Is it possible to backup the configuration on the ASA 5520 using snmpcommunity string from an internal device or is this not a good practice?

thomuff — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 20:59:57 GMT

%SYS-4-SNMP_WRITENET: SNMP WriteNet request. Writing current configuration to 192.168.2.1

Here is the log message I get in my routers. Can I run this command against a ASA 5520/PIX

Alan Huseyin Kayahan — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:43:54 GMT

Hi Thomas

Best practise is tftp

Here is the article

Regards

cisco24x7 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 02:57:45 GMT

The best practice is to use RANCID, ssh into

your asa device and backup the configuration

that way. That is the safest, bar none.

RANCID is the tool that provide automation

just for this kind of jobs.

The problem with tftp is that your information

is traversing the network in clear text,

not encrypted.

Anyone who work in security should know

better than sending important information

in clear text.