Initial Setup; System Initialization And Configuration - Cisco 1841 User Manual

Secure Operation of the Cisco 1841 or Cisco 2801 router
The Cisco 1841 and Cisco 2801 routers meet all the Level 2 requirements for FIPS 140-2. Follow the
setting instructions provided below to place the module in FIPS-approved mode. Operating this router
without maintaining the following settings will remove the module from the FIPS approved mode of
operation.

Initial Setup

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System Initialization and Configuration

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Cisco 1841 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/BPII-Plus and Cisco 2801 Integrated Services Router with AIM-VPN/EPII-Plus
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The Crypto Officer must apply tamper evidence labels as described in the
section on page 10 of this document.
The Crypto Officer must disable IOS Password Recovery by executing the following commands:
configure terminal
no service password-recovery
end
show version
Once Password Recovery is disabled, administrative access to the module without the
Note
password will not be possible.
The Crypto Officer must perform the initial configuration. IOS version 12.3(11)T03, Advanced
Security build (advsecurity) is the only allowable image; no other image should be loaded.
The value of the boot field must be 0x0102. This setting disables break from the console to the ROM
monitor and automatically boots the IOS image. From the "configure terminal" command line, the
Crypto Officer enters the following syntax:
config-register 0x0102
The Crypto Officer must create the "enable" password for the Crypto Officer role. The password
must be at least 8 characters to include at least one number and one letter and is entered when the
Crypto Officer first engages the "enable" command. The Crypto Officer enters the following syntax
at the "#" prompt:
enable secret [PASSWORD]
The Crypto Officer must always assign passwords (of at least 8 characters) to users. Identification
and authentication on the console port is required for Users. From the "configure terminal"
command line, the Crypto Officer enters the following syntax:
line con 0
password [PASSWORD]
login local
Secure Operation of the Cisco 1841 or Cisco 2801 router
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