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Zeroization to wipe existing critical security parameters

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Use zeroization to overwrite all passwords, keys, and non-active configuration files with zeros.

Important

This action cannot be undone.

To zeroize an appliance:
  1. Enable the CLI configuration mode:

    hostname > enable
    hostname # configure terminal
  2. Overwrite all passwords, keys, and non-active configuration files with zeros:

    hostname (config) # compliance declassify zeroize