Conditional self-tests, Triggering a self-test – H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F1000-E User Manual

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Table 58 Power-up self-tests

Type

Operations

Cryptographic algorithm
self-test

Test the following algorithms:

DSA (signature and authentication)

RSA (signature and authentication)

RSA (encryption and decryption)

AES

3DES

SHA1

SHA256

HMAC-SHA1

Random number generator algorithms

Cryptographic engine self-test

Test the following algorithms used by cryptographic engines:

DSA (signature and authentication)

RSA (signature and authentication)

RSA (encryption and decryption)

AES

3DES

SHA1

HMAC-SHA1

Random number generator algorithms

Conditional self-tests

A conditional self-test runs when an asymmetrical cryptographic module or a random number generator
module is invoked. Conditional self-tests include the following:

Pair-wise consistency test—This test is run when a DSA/RSA asymmetrical key-pair is generated. It
uses the public key to encrypt a plain text, and uses the private key to decrypt the encrypted text. If

the decryption is successful, the test succeeds. Otherwise, the test fails.

Continuous random number generator test—This test is run when a random number is generated.
If two consecutive random numbers are different, the test succeeds. Otherwise, the test fails. This test

is also run when a DSA/RSA asymmetrical key pair is generated.

Triggering a self-test

To examine whether the cryptography modules operate normally, you can use a command to trigger a

self-test on the cryptographic algorithms. The triggered self-test is the same as the power-up self-test.
If the self-test fails, the device automatically reboots.
To trigger a self-test:

Step Command

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

2.

Trigger a self-test.

fips self-test

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