Dell MXL 10GbE, Reference Manual

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FIPS Cryptography
To configure federal information processing standards (FIPS) cryptography, use the following commands
on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
fips mode enable
Enable the FIPS cryptography mode on the platform.
Syntax
[no] fips mode enable
To disable the FIPS cryptography mode, use the
no fips mode enable
command.
Default Disabled
Command
Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Example
Dell (conf)#fips mode enable
WARNING: Enabling FIPS mode will close all SSH/Telnet
connection, restart those servers, and destroy all configured
host keys.
proceed (y/n) ? y
Dell (conf)#
Related
Commands ssh — opens an SSH connection specifying the hostname, username, port number,
and version of the SSH client.
show fips status
Displays the status of the FIPS mode.
Syntax
show fips status
Defaults None
Command
Modes EXEC
FIPS Cryptography
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