Resetting the Master Password

You can use the API Gateway Administration > Security > Master password section to reset the master password and all the stored passwords in the unlikely event the master password or the other passwords are lost or corrupted.

The reset procedure clears the stored passwords and resets the master password to manage.

You must have the Manage security configurations functional privilege assigned to reset the master password.

You must reset the passwords if any of the following is true:

Your master password and passwords are stored in files and you do not have recent backups of the master password file, the password file, and the passman.cnf file.

API Gateway is configured to prompt for the master password and you do not have recent backups of the password file and the passman.cnf file.

API Gateway is configured to prompt for the master password and you have lost or forgotten the master password.

To reset the master password

1. Expand the menu options icon

, in the title bar, and select Administration.

2. Select Master password.

3. Click Reset.

4. Click Yes in the confirmation dialog.

This clears the stored passwords and resets the master password to manage.