Ssl-Proxy Crypto Selftest - Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Commands for the Catalyst 6500 Series SSL Services Module

ssl-proxy crypto selftest

To initiate a cryptographic self-test, use the ssl-proxy crypto selftest command. Use the no form of this
command to disable the testing.
Syntax Description
time-interval
seconds
Defaults 3 seconds
Command Modes Global configuration
Command History Release
Cisco IOS Release
12.1(13)E and
SSL Services Module
Release 1.1(1)
Usage Guidelines The ssl-proxy crypto selftest command enables a set of crypto algorithm tests to be run on the SSL
processor in the background. Random number generation, hashing, encryption and decryption, and MAC
generation are tested with a time interval between test cases.
This test is run only for troubleshooting purposes. Running this test will impact run-time performance.
To display the results of the self-test, enter the
Examples This example shows how to start a cryptographic self-test:
ssl-proxy (config)# ssl-proxy crypto selftest
ssl-proxy (config)#
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ssl-proxy crypto selftest [time-interval seconds]
no ssl-proxy crypto selftest
(Optional) Sets the time interval between test cases; valid values are from
1 to 8 seconds.
Modification
Support for this command was introduced on the Catalyst 6500 series
switches.
show ssl-proxy stats
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