Entering Fips Mode Through Manual Reboot - HP 5920 Series Configuration Manual

Verifying the configuration
After the device reboots, enter the username root and the password 12345zxcvb!@#$%ZXCVB. The
system prompts you to configure a new password. After you configure the new password, the device
enters FIPS mode. The new password must be different from the previous password. It must include at least
15 characters, and contain uppercase and lowercase letters, digits, and special characters. For more
information about the requirements for the password, see the system output.
Press ENTER to get started.
login: root
Password:
First login or password reset. For security reason, you need to change your password. Please
enter your password.
old password:
new password:
confirm:
Updating user information. Please wait ... ...
...
<Sysname>
# Display the current FIPS mode state.
<Sysname> display fips status
FIPS mode is enabled.
# Display the default configuration file.
<Sysname> more fips-startup.cfg
#
password-control enable
#
local-user root class manage
service-type terminal
authorization-attribute user-role network-admin
#
fips mode enable
#
return
<Sysname>

Entering FIPS mode through manual reboot

Network requirements
Use the manual reboot method to enter FIPS mode, and use a console port to log in to the device in FIPS
mode.
Configuration procedure
# Enable the password control function globally.
<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] password-control enable
# Set the number of character types a password must contain to 4, and set the minimum number of
characters for each type to one character.
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