Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 4500 FIPS Nortel
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© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. This document may be freely reproduced and distributed whole and intact including this Copyright Notice. Contivity™ Extranet Switch 4500 FIPS 140-1 Non-Proprietary.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 2 Table of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 3 1.1 Purpose ....................................................
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 3 1 Introduction 1.1 Purpose This is a non-proprietary Cryptographic Module Security Policy for the Contivity™ Extranet Switch 4500.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 4 This document provides an overview of the Contivity™ Switch and explains the secure configuration and operation of the module. This introduction section is followed by Section 2, which details the general features and functionality of the Contivity™ Switch.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 5 2 The Contivity Extranet 4500 Switch The Nortel Networks Contivity Extranet Switch 4500 provides a scalable, secure, manageable remote access server that meets FIPS 140-1 level 2 requirements. This section will describe the general features and functionality provided by the Contivity Extranet Switch.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 6 . Figure 2 – Physical Interfaces The physical interfaces include the dual power plugs for the redundant power supplies, the power and reset buttons, the serial port, the LAN Port RJ-45 connector, and up to six slots containing additional network connectors.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 7 Figure 4 – 10/100BASE-TX LAN LEDs These physical interfaces are separated into the logical interfaces from FIPS as described in the following table: Switch physi.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 8 front bezel allows access to the dual power supplies, hard drives, and floppy drive. Removing the top cover or the I/O panel allows access to the motherboard, memory, and expansion slots.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 9 (2) Top Cover Labels (2) Front Bezel Labels Figure 6 – Tamper-Evident Labels Applied to Switch Front Bezel and Top Cover (2) AC Filter Input Labels (1) Air Hole .
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 10 Attempting to remove a label breaks it or continually tears off small fragments as depicted in Figure 9 . Other signs of tamper-evidence include a strong smell of organic solvents, warped or bent cover metal, and scratches in the paint on the module.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 11 • IPSec Protocol Tunnels • PPTP Protocol Tunnels • L2TP Protocol Tunnels • L2F Protocol Tunnels • Change Password 2.4.1 Crypto Officer Services There is a factory default login ID and password, which allows access to the Crypto Officer role.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 12 • Status Functions : to view the switch configuration, routing tables, active sessions, use Gets to view SNMP { XE "SNMP" } MIB II { XE "SNMP:MIB II" } statistics, usage graphs, health, temperature, memory status, voltage, packet statistics, and review accounting logs.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 13 2.5 Key Management The switch securely administers both cryptographic keys and other critical security parameters such as User passwords.
© Copyright 2000 Nortel Networks. 14 Recommended • Change the default administrator password on the switch. • Disable all management protocols over private non- tunnelled interfaces Required • Select the “FIPS Enabled” button on the Service Available Management screens and restart the module.
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