Verify FIPS-140 status

You can verify the FIPS 140 status by using a command.

Procedure

To know the FIPS 140 status, type the following command in dmctl mode: dmctl -s <server name> get SM_System::SM-System::FIPS

The output should be TRUE.

• TRUE implies that FIPS140 is enabled

• FALSE implies that FIPS140 is disabled.

When the broker and server starts on FIPS 140 mode, the following information is written in the broker and server log files: RSA BSAFE: MES 3.2.4 26-November-2010, Nov 26 2010 11:25:56

FIPS: RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition FIPS 140-2 Module 3.0.0.0, May 31 2008 13:40:49