def connect(self): """Establish SSH connection to ASA""" try: self.ssh_client = paramiko.SSHClient() self.ssh_client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy()) self.logger.info(f"Connecting to {self.hostname}...") self.ssh_client.connect( hostname=self.hostname, port=self.port, username=self.username, password=self.password, timeout=30, allow_agent=False, look_for_keys=False ) self.logger.info("SSH connection established") return True except Exception as e: self.logger.error(f"Connection failed: {str(e)}") return False
pip install -r requirements.txt # Complete backup (configurations + crypto + file listing) python asa_downloader.py --host 192.168.1.1 --username admin --password secret --backup-all Download only running configuration python asa_downloader.py --host 192.168.1.1 --username admin --password secret --running-config Download specific file from flash python asa_downloader.py --host 192.168.1.1 --username admin --password secret --download-file /asdm-771.bin List files in flash memory python asa_downloader.py --host 192.168.1.1 --username admin --password secret --list-flash Download ASDM image python asa_downloader.py --host 192.168.1.1 --username admin --password secret --download-asdm Alternative: Using SCP Directly (No Python) # Enable SCP on ASA first: # ssh scopy enable # username admin password secret # aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL Download running config via SCP scp admin@192.168.1.1:running-config ./running-config-backup.cfg Download ASDM image scp admin@192.168.1.1:/asdm-771.bin ./ Download startup config scp admin@192.168.1.1:startup-config ./startup-config-backup.cfg ASA Pre-Configuration Required ! Enable SSH and SCP on ASA crypto key generate rsa modulus 2048 ssh 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 outside ssh scopy enable username admin password YourPassword aaa authentication ssh console LOCAL username admin attributes privilege-level 15 ! Enable HTTP/HTTPS for ASDM (if needed) http server enable http 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 inside
def download_running_config(self, destination_path): """Download running configuration""" self.logger.info("Downloading running configuration...") config = self.execute_command("show running-config") if config: filename = os.path.join(destination_path, f"running_config_{self.hostname}.cfg") with open(filename, 'w') as f: f.write(config) self.logger.info(f"Running config saved to: {filename}") return filename return None