FIPS Certification

FIPS Certification

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) mode ensures that the SSH and GUI functionalities are in compliance with FIPS140-3 security standards from NIST. When FIPS is enabled, the AP ensures that the configuration is compliant with FIPS requirements.


Note


FIPS certification does not support SNMP.


Enable or Disable FIPS Mode using CLI

Use this command to enable or disable FIPS mode on AP.

Device#configure fips {enable|disable}

Verify FIPS Mode using CLI

Use this command to verify FIPS mode on the AP.

Device#show fips
FIPS: enabled