Generating Host-Keys; Monitoring Fips Mode Status - Dell C9000 Series Networking Configuration Manual

Generating Host-Keys

The following describes hot-key generation.
When you enable or disable FIPS mode, the system deletes the current public/private host-key pair,
terminatesany SSH sessions that are in progress (deleting all the per-session encryption key information),
actually enables/tests FIPS mode, generates new host-keys, and re-enables the SSH server (assuming it was
enabled before enabling FIPS).
For more information, refer to the SSH Server and SCP Commands section in the Security chapter of the Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.

Monitoring FIPS Mode Status

To view the status of the current FIPS mode (enabled/disabled), use the following commands.
• Use either command to view the status of the current FIPS mode.
show fips status
show system
Example of the show fips status and show system Commands
Dell#show fips status
FIPS Mode : Enabled
for the system using the show system command.
Dell#show system
System MAC : 00:01:e8:8a:ff:0c
Reload Type : normal-reload [Next boot : normal-reload]
-- Unit 0 --
Unit Type : Management Unit
Status : online
Next Boot : online
Required Type : C9010 - 48-port GE/TE/FG (SE)
Current Type : C9010 - 48-port GE/TE/FG (SE)
Master priority : 0
Hardware Rev : 3.0
Num Ports : 64
Up Time : 7 hr, 3 min
Dell Version : C9010-8-3-7-1061
Jumbo Capable : yes
POE Capable : no
FIPS Mode : enabled
Burned In MAC : 00:01:e8:8a:ff:0c
No Of MACs : 3
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