PIX Password Recovering via Console

[seesquinaldo]

I know that there are password recovery proceedures using the interface, address, server, file, gateway, and tftp commands. But what I was wanting to know if there is any other way to break the password JUST using a console connection like you would with a Cisco router or switch? If not, was this by design because of security?

[sathishd-aus]

PIX doesn't support any other way to break the password. But in ASA we can break the password the same way as we do in the router.