App Control: How To Find the CLI Password of an Agent in the Console

Products

• Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

To locate the CLI Password of a specific Agent in the Console.

Environment

• App Control Agent: All Supported Versions
• App Control Console: All Supported Versions

Resolution

1. Log in to the Console and navigate to Assets > Computers > relevant Computer > Carbon Black App Control Agent tab
2. Click the hyperlink, "Click to Show" to reveal the CLI Password of the Agent.

Additional Information

• Warning: Carbon Black now recommends using the options in Agent Management instead, as per-Agent CLI Passwords are low entropy.
• Per-Agent CLI Passwords, and the ability to view the Password in the Console, must be configured first.
• This feature was disabled by default beginning with the release of both Server and Agent version 8.1.4.