# Testing Read only Registers

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**Category:** UVM\
**Tags:** UVM, RAL-register-UVM\
**Created:** [April 24, 2014, 11:00am UTC](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/testing-read-only-registers/29393 "2014-04-24T11:00:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vaibhav\_Tekale](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/user_avatar/verificationacademy.com/vaibhav_tekale/32/2015_2.png) [@Vaibhav\_Tekale](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/u/Vaibhav_Tekale)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://verificationacademy.com/forums/t/testing-read-only-registers/29393/2 "2014-04-25T00:15:21Z")

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Hi Phill,

Of course you can use the backdoor access to these register’s. Indeed the backdoor\_write function is available for Read-Only registers.

Just you need to make sure that hdl\_path is correct.

Thanks,  
Vaibhav

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