Self-Tests; Power-Up Self-Tests - HP A6600 Configuration Manual

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Self-tests

When the device enters FIPS mode, power-up self-tests and conditional self-tests automatically run to
ensure normal operation of cryptography modules. If either type of tests fails, the device restarts.

Power-up self-tests

Power-up self-tests, also called "known-answer tests," check the availability of FIPS-allowed
cryptographic algorithms. A cryptographic algorithm runs on data for which the correct output is already
known. The calculated output is compared with the known answer. If they are not identical, the known-
answer test fails.
Power-up self-tests fall into the following types.
Table 14 List of power-up self-tests
Type
Cryptographic algorithm self-tests
Cryptographic engine self-tests
Cryptographic card self-tests
Operations
Test the following algorithms:
DSA (signature and authentication)
RSA (signature and authentication)
RSA (encryption and decryption)
AES
3DES
SHA1
HMAC-SHA1
Random number generator algorithms
Test the following algorithms used by cryptographic engines:
DSA (signature and authentication)
RSA (signature and authentication)
RSA (encryption and decryption)
AES
3DES
SHA1
HMAC-SHA1
Random number generator algorithms
Test the following algorithms used by cryptographic cards:
AES
3DES
SHA1
HMAC-SHA1
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