8.7. Managing Passwords with LunaSA¶

To change existing passwords you can do the following.

Note

In nearly all cases when changing passwords you need physical access to the HSM via the PED keys!

8.7.1. Changing admin Password¶

To change the password of the admin user you can issue the command:

lunash:> user password admin

You can change the PIN of the blue PED key using the command:

lunash:> hsm changePw

Warning

Blue HSM admin key needed!

You can change the partition password and the PIN of the black partition owner key:

lunash:> partition changePw -partition <partition-name>

Warning

Black partition owner key needed!

If you have forgotten the partition password you can reset the partition password as HSM admin:

lunash:>hsm login

lunash:>partition resetPw -partition <partition-name>

Warning

Blue HSM admin key needed!