Users Guide

Enabling FIPS mode

The United States government agencies and contractors use the FIPS standards. FIPS Mode is intended to meet the

requirements of FIPS 140-2 level 1.

To enable FIPS mode, click Application Settings > Security > Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)

NOTE: After enabling the FIPS mode or reset configuration operation, wait for sometime for the application to become

stable.

Managing certificates

You can view details of the SSL certificates on the Certificates page. The information includes the details of:

● The organization the certificate is issued to

● The issuing authority of the certificate

● The validity of the certificate

If you have the security setup privilege, you can perform the following tasks:

● View the SSL certificate that is deployed.

● Generate a new certificate signing request (CSR)

● Upload the server certificate, based on the CSR generated, to replace the default or currently deployed certificate.

Uploading certificates

To upload the certificate:

1. Click Application Settings > Security > Certificates.

2. Click Upload to browse and upload the certificate.

Generating certificate signing request

1. Click Application Settings > Security > Certificates.

2. At the bottom-right of the page, click Generate Certificate Signing Request.

3. Enter the required details and click Generate.

● OME–Modular does not create an SSL certificate on time change or on every boot or time change and boot

simultaneously.

● OME–Modular generates a new SSL certificate with validity from build_time till (build_time +10 years) only during first

boot scenarios such as firmware update, racresetcfg, and FIPS mode changes.

NOTE: Only the users with the chassis administrator privileges can generate certificate signing requests.

Configuring alerts

This section allows you to configure the email, SNMP, and the syslog settings to trigger alerts.

Configuring email alerts

1. Click Application Settings > Alerts.

2. Click Email Configuration

3. Enter the SMTP Server Network Address.

NOTE: The SMTP server network address can have a maximum length of 255 characters.

4. If the server requires authentication, select Enable Authentication.

Logging in to OME-Modular