When Junos OS is installed on a device and the device
is powered on, it is ready to be configured. Initially, you log in as the user root with
no password. When you log in as root, your SSH connection is enabled by default.
As Crypto Officer, you must establish a root password conforming to the FIPS password
requirements in Understanding Password Specifications and Guidelines for Junos OS in FIPS Mode. When you enable
FIPS mode in Junos OS on the device, you cannot configure passwords unless they meet
this standard.
Local passwords are encrypted with the secure hash
algorithm SHA256 or SHA512. Password recovery is not possible in Junos
OS in FIPS mode. Junos OS in FIPS mode cannot boot into single-user
mode without the correct root password.
To enable FIPS mode in Junos OS on the device:
-
Zeroize the device to delete all CSPs before entering FIPS mode. Refer to Understanding Zeroization to Clear System Data for FIPS Mode section for
details.
- After the device comes up in ’Amnesiac mode’,
login using username
root and password "" (blank).FreeBSD/amd64 (Amnesiac) (ttyu0)
login: root
--- JUNOS 20.3X75-D30.1 Kernel 64-bit JNPR-11.0-20190701.269d466_buil
root@:~ # cli
root>
- Configure root authentication with password at least 10
characters or more.
root> edit
Entering configuration mode
[edit]
root# set system root-authentication plain-text-password
New password:
Retype new password:
[edit]
root# commit
commit complete
- Load configuration onto device and commit new configuration.
Configure crypto-officer and login with crypto-officer credentials.
-
Install
fips-mode package needed for Routing Engine
KATS.
root@hostname> request system software add optional://fips-mode.tgz
Verified fips-mode signed by PackageDevelopmentEc_2017 method ECDSA256+SHA256
-
For MX Series devices,
- Configure chassis boundary fips by setting
set system fips
chassis level 1 and commit.
- Configure RE boundary fips by setting
set systems fips level
1 and commit.
Device might display the Encrypted-password must be re-configured
to use FIPS compliant hash warning to delete the older CSPs
in the loaded configuration.
- After deleting and reconfiguring CSPs, commit will go
through and device needs reboot to enter FIPS mode.
[edit]
crypto-officer@hostname# commit
Generating RSA key /etc/ssh/fips_ssh_host_key
Generating RSA2 key /etc/ssh/fips_ssh_host_rsa_key
Generating ECDSA key /etc/ssh/fips_ssh_host_ecdsa_key
[edit]
system
reboot is required to transition to FIPS level 1
commit complete
[edit]
crypto-officer@hostname# run request vmhost reboot
- After rebooting the device, FIPS self-tests will run and
device enters FIPS mode.
crypto-officer@hostname:fips>
