Administrator Guide

FIPS Cryptography
To configure federal information processing standards (FIPS) cryptography, use the following commands:
Topics:
• fips mode enable
• show fips status
• show ip ssh
• ssh
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
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant DellEMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.1(0.0) Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
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)#
show fips status
Displays the status of the FIPS mode.
Syntax
show fips status
Defaults None
Command Modes EXEC
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