Glossary

The following example shows the show system command.
Disabling FIPS Mode
When you disable FIPS mode, the following changes occur:
● The SSH server disables.
● All open SSH and Telnet sessions, as well as all SCP and FTP file transfers, close.
● Any existing host keys (both RSA and RSA1) are deleted from system memory and NVRAM storage.
● FIPS mode disables.
● The SSH server re-enables.
● The Telnet server re-enables (if it is present in the configuration).
● New 1024–bit RSA and RSA1 host key-pairs are created.
To disable FIPS mode, use the following command.
● To disable FIPS mode from a console port.
CONFIGURATION mode
no fips mode enable
The following Warning message displays:
WARNING: Disabling FIPS mode will close all SSH/Telnet connections, restart those
servers, and destroy
all configured host keys.
Proceed (y/n) ?
FIPS Cryptography
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