To enable FIPS-140-2
Purpose
Perform this procedure to enable FIPS-140-2 level 1 support.
The NFM-P returns an SNMP deployment error from the NE for operations that are not supported because of FIPS restrictions.
Consider the following when you enable FIPS-140-2:
- The following algorithms are not accessible for keychains:
- The following algorithms are not available:
Note: FIPS-140-2 level 1 is only supported on the 7705 SAR, Release 8.0 R6 or later. If you enable FIPS-140-2 from the node CLI and perform an NE reboot or software upgrade from Release 8.0 R4 to Release 8.0 R5 in the NFM-P GUI, the 7705 SAR NE will not boot.
Steps
1 |
On the equipment or routing tree, right-click on an NE. The Network Element (Edit) form opens. |
2 |
Click on the Polling tab. In the General sub-tab, enable the Enable FIPS-140-2 parameter. |
3 |
Save your changes and close the form. |
4 |
Reboot the NE. End of steps |