FIPS 140-2 Security Compliance
For advanced network security, a special version of JUNOS, called JUNOS-FIPS 140-2, is available. JUNOS-FIPS 140-2 provides customers with software tools to configure a network of Juniper Networks routers in a FIPS environment. FIPS support includes:
- Upgrade package to convert JUNOS to JUNOS-FIPS 140-2
- Revised installation and configuration procedures
- Enhanced password creation and encryption
- Enforced security for remote access
- FIPS user roles (Crypto Officer, User, and Maintenance)
- FIPS-specific system logging and error messages
- IPSec configuration for Routing Engine-to-Routing Engine communications
Where appropriate, distinctive JUNOS-FIPS features are noted in this book. For detailed guidelines on how installation and configuration procedures differ between JUNOS and JUNOS-FIPS 140-2, see the JUNOS-FIPS Configuration Guide