1FIPS-MODE-SETUP(8)                                          FIPS-MODE-SETUP(8)
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NAME

6       fips-mode-setup - Check, enable, or disable the system FIPS mode.
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SYNOPSIS

9       fips-mode-setup [COMMAND]
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DESCRIPTION

12       fips-mode-setup(8) is used to check and control the system FIPS mode.
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14       When enabling the system FIPS mode the command completes the
15       installation of FIPS modules if needed by calling fips-finish-install
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18       Then the command modifies the boot loader configuration to add fips=1
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21       When disabling the system FIPS mode the system crypto policy is
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OPTIONS

25       The following options are available in fips-mode-setup tool.
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27       •   --enable: Enables the system FIPS mode.
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29       •   --disable: Disables the system FIPS mode.
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31       •   --check: Checks the system FIPS mode status.
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33       •   --is-enabled: Checks the system FIPS mode status and returns
34           failure error code if disabled (2) or inconsistent (1).
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36       •   --no-bootcfg: The tool will not attempt to change the boot loader
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FILES

41       /proc/sys/crypto/fips_enabled
42           The kernel FIPS mode flag.
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SEE ALSO

45       update-crypto-policies(8), fips-finish-install(8)
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AUTHOR

48       Written by Tomáš Mráz.
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52fips-mode-setup                   02/13/2021                FIPS-MODE-SETUP(8)