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Configuring Crypto Officer and FIPS User Identification and Access

Crypto Officer performs all configuration tasks for Junos OS in FIPS mode and issue all Junos OS in FIPS mode statements and commands. Crypto Officer and FIPS user configurations must follow Junos OS in FIPS mode guidelines.

Configuring Crypto Officer Login Access

Junos OS in FIPS mode offers a finer granularity of user permissions than those mandated by FIPS 140-2.

For FIPS 140-2 compliance, any FIPS user with the secret, security, maintenance, and control permission bits set is a Crypto Officer. In most cases the super-user class suffices for the Crypto Officer.

To configure login access for a Crypto Officer:

  1. Log in to the router with the root password if you have not already done so, and enter configuration mode:
  2. Name the user “crypto-officer” and assign the Crypto Officer a user ID (for example, 6400) and a class (for example, super-user). When you assign the class, you assign the permissions—for example, secret, security, maintenance, and control.

    For a list of permissions, see Understanding Junos OS Access Privilege Levels.

  3. Following the guidelines in Understanding Password Specifications and Guidelines for Junos OS in FIPS Mode, assign the Crypto Officer a plain-text password for login authentication. Set the password by typing a password after the prompts New password and Retype new password.
  4. Optionally, display the configuration:
  5. If you are finished configuring the router, commit the configuration and exit:

    Otherwise, go on to Configuring FIPS User Login Access.

Configuring FIPS User Login Access

A fips-user is defined as any FIPS user that does not have the secret, security, maintenance, and control permission bits set.

As the Crypto Officer you set up FIPS users. FIPS users can be granted permissions normally reserved for the Crypto Officer—for example, permission to zeroize the system.

To configure login access for a FIPS user:

  1. Log in to the device with your Crypto Officer password if you have not already done so, and enter configuration mode:
  2. Give the user a username, assign the FIPS user a user ID (for example, 6401) and a class (for example , read-only).

    For a list of permissions, see Understanding Junos OS Access Privilege Levels.

  3. Following the guidelines in Understanding Password Specifications and Guidelines for Junos OS in FIPS Mode, assign the FIPS a plain-text password for login authentication. Set the password by typing a password after the prompts New password and Retype new password.
  4. Optionally, display the configuration:
  5. If you are finished configuring the router, commit the configuration and exit:

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