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Preparing the switch for FIPS

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Exporting an LDAP switch certificate This option exports the LDAP CA certificate from the switch to the remote host. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the secCertUtil export -ldapcacert command. Example of exporting an LDAP CA certificate switch:admin> seccertutil export -ldapcacert Select protocol [ftp or scp]: scp Enter IP address: 192.168.38.206 Enter remote directory: /users/aUser/certs Enter Login Name: aUser Enter LDAP certificate name (must have ".pem" \ suffix):LDAPTestCa.cer Password: Success: exported LDAP certificate Deleting an LDAP switch certificate This option deletes the LDAP CA certificate from the switch. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the secCertUtil delete -ldapcacert command. Where the is the name of the LDAP certificate on the switch Example of deleting an LDAP CA certificate switch:admin> seccertutil delete -ldapcacert LDAPTestCa.pem WARNING!!! About to delete certificate: LDAPTestCa.cer ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Deleted LDAP certificate successfully Preparing the switch for FIPS The following functionalities are blocked in FIPS mode. Therefore, it is important to prepare the switch by disabling these functionalities prior to enabling FIPS. • The root account is blocked in FIPS mode. Therefore, all root only functionalities will not be available. • HTTP, Telnet, RPC, SNMP protocols need to be disabled. Once these are blocked, you cannot use these protocols to read or write data from and to the switch • Configdownload and firmwaredownload using an FTP server will be blocked. See Table 41 on page 136 for a complete list of restrictions between FIPS and non-FIPS mode. IMPORTANT: Only roles with SecurityAdmin and Admin can enable FIPS mode. 140 Configuring advanced security features

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Configuring advanced security features
Exporting an LDAP switch certificate
This option exports the LDAP CA certificate from the switch to the remote host.
1.
Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2.
Enter the
secCertUtil export -ldapcacert
command.
Example of exporting an LDAP CA certificate
switch:admin>
seccertutil export -ldapcacert
Select protocol [ftp or scp]:
scp
Enter IP address:
192.168.38.206
Enter remote directory:
/users/aUser/certs
Enter Login Name:
aUser
Enter LDAP certificate name (must have ".pem" \ suffix):
LDAPTestCa.ce
r
Password:
<hidden>
Success: exported LDAP certificate
Deleting an LDAP switch certificate
This option deletes the LDAP CA certificate from the switch.
1.
Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2.
Enter the
secCertUtil delete -ldapcacert
<
file_name
>
command. Where the
<
filename
>
is the name of the LDAP certificate on the switch
Example of deleting an LDAP CA certificate
switch:admin>
seccertutil delete -ldapcacert LDAPTestCa.pem
WARNING!!!
About to delete certificate: LDAPTestCa.cer
ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no]
y
Deleted LDAP certificate successfully
Preparing the switch for FIPS
The following functionalities are blocked in FIPS mode. Therefore, it is important to prepare the switch by
disabling these functionalities prior to enabling FIPS.
The root account is blocked in FIPS mode. Therefore, all root only functionalities will not be available.
HTTP, Telnet, RPC, SNMP protocols need to be disabled. Once these are blocked, you cannot use these
protocols to read or write data from and to the switch
Configdownload
and
firmwaredownload
using an FTP server will be blocked.
See
Table 41
on page 136 for a complete list of restrictions between FIPS and non-FIPS mode.
IMPORTANT:
Only roles with SecurityAdmin and Admin can enable FIPS mode.