Deployment Guide

64 Fabric OS Command Reference
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authUtil
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To enable Sha256 hash type:
sha256 hash type is recommended for FIPS configuration.
switch:admin> authutil --set -h sha256
Hash is set to sha256.
switch:admin> authutil --show
AUTH TYPE HASH TYPE GROUP TYPE
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fcap,dhchap sha256 1
Switch Authentication Policy: PASSIVE
Device Authentication Policy: OFF
To set DH group 3:
switch:admin> authutil --set -g 3
DH Group was set to 3.
To set all DH groups to be specified in the authentication negotiation in the order of 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4:
switch:admin> authutil --set -g "*"
DH Group is set to 0,1,2,3,4
To set the Switch policy to active mode:
switch:admin> authutil --policy -sw active
Warning: Activating the authentication policy requires
either DH-CHAP secrets or PKI certificates depending
on the protocol selected. Otherwise, ISLs will be
segmented during next E-port bring-up.
ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Auth Policy is set to ACTIVE
To set the Device policy to passive mode:
switch:admin> authutil --policy -dev passive
Warning: Activating the authentication policy requires
DH-CHAP secrets on both switch and device. Otherwise,
the F-port will be disabled during next F-port
bring-up.
ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Device authentication is set to PASSIVE
To set the device authentication policy to "on" mode:
switch:admin> authutil --policy -dev on
Warning: Activating the authentication policy requires
DH-CHAP secrets on both switch and device. Otherwise,
the F-port will be disabled during next F-port
bring-up.
ARE YOU SURE (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
Device authentication is set to ON
2008/03/24-23:13:06, [AUTH-1003], 112,, INFO, Stealth_3,
Device authentication type has been successfully set to ON