Zeroizing the System
As Crypto Officer, you run the request system zeroize command to remove all user-created files from a device and replace the user data with zeros. This command completely erases all configuration information on the Routing Engines, including all rollback configuration files and plain-text passwords, secrets, and private keys for SSH, local encryption, local authentication, and IPsec.
To zeroize your device:
Perform system zeroization with care. After the zeroization process is complete, no data is left on the Routing Engine. The device is returned to the factory default state, without any configured users or configuration files.
- From the CLI, enter
root@user> request system zeroize
warning: System will be rebooted and may not boot without configuration Erase all data, including configuration and log files? [yes,no] (no) yes re0:
- To initiate the zeroization process, type yes at the prompt:
Erase all data, including configuration and log files? [yes, no] (no)
yesre0: -------------------------------------------------------------------------- warning: zeroizing re0 ... ...
The entire operation can take considerable time depending on the size of the media, but all critical security parameters (CSPs) are removed within a few seconds. The physical environment must remain secure until the zeroization process is complete.