fips mode enable

Syntax

fips mode enable

undo fips mode enable

View

System view

Default level

2: System level

Parameters

None

Description

Use the fips mode enable command to enable FIPS mode.

Use the undo fips mode enable command to disable FIPS mode.

By default, the FIPS mode is disabled.

After you enable the FIPS mode, reboot the switch to make your configuration effective. After the switch starts up, the switch works in FIPS mode. The FIPS mode complies with the FIPS 140-2 standard.

Related commands: display fips status.

Examples

# Enable the FIPS mode.

<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] fips mode enable
FIPS mode change requires a device reboot. Continue?[Y/N]:y
Change the configuration to meet FIPS mode requirements, save the configuration to the next-startup configuration file, and then reboot to enter FIPS mode.