Update ASA connection credentials in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management

Updated: July 17, 2026

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Learn how to update ASA connection credentials in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management, including device location, username, password, connector access, and connectivity validation.

In the process of onboarding an ASA, you entered the username and password Security Cloud Control Firewall Management must use to connect to the device. If those credentials are changed on the device, use the Update Credentials device action to update those credentials on Security Cloud Control Firewall Management as well. This feature allows you to update the credentials on Security Cloud Control Firewall Management without having to re-onboard the device. The username and password combination you switch to must already exist on the ASA or Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) server for that user. This process only affects the Security Cloud Control Firewall Management database; no changes to the ASA configuration are made when using the Update Credentials feature.

Procedure

	1.	In the left pane, click Security Devices.
	2.	Click the Devices tab and then click ASA.
	3.	Select the ASAs whose connection credentials it is you want to update. You can update the credentials on one or multiple ASAs at once.
	4.	In the Device Actions pane, click Update Credentials.
	5.	Select the Cloud Connector or the Secure Device Connector (SDC) you use to connect the ASA(s) to Security Cloud Control.
	6.	Enter the new username and password you want to use to connect to the ASAs.
	7.	After the credentials are changed, Security Cloud Control syncs the device. Note If Security Cloud Control Firewall Management fails to sync the device, the connectivity status in Security Cloud Control Firewall Management may show "Invalid Credentials." If that's the case, you may have tried to use an invalid username and password combination. Make sure the credentials you want to use are stored on your ASA or AAA server, and try again.

Move an ASA from one SDC to Another

Security Cloud Control supports the use of more than one SDC per tenant. You can move a managed ASA from one SDC to another using this procedure:

Procedure

	1.	In the left pane, click Security Devices
	2.	Select the ASAs you want to move to the other SDC.
	3.	In the Device Actions pane, click Update Credentials.
	4.	Click the Secure Device Connector button and select the SDC you want to move the device to.
	5.	Enter the administrator username and password you used to onboard the ASA, and click Update. You do not have to deploy these changes to the device.

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