Specifications

Appendix A Obtaining a 3DES/AES License
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Cisco ASA 5580 Getting Started Guide
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Command Purpose
Step 1
hostname# show version
Shows the software release, hardware
configuration, license key, and related
uptime data.
Step 2
hostname# activation-key
activation-5-tuple-key
Updates the encryption activation key by
replacing the activation-5-tuple-key
variable with the activation key obtained
with your new license. The
activation-5-tuple-key variable is a
five-element hexadecimal string with one
space between each element. An example is
0xe02888da 0x4ba7bed6 0xf1c123ae
0xffd8624e 0x1234abcd. The “0x” is
optional; all values are assumed to be
hexadecimal.
Note You only need to reload the
configuration when you downgrade
licensed features.