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Check FIPS integrity

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If operating in FIPS mode, FIPS 140-2 requires software integrity testing regularly. You must test the system and each device.

  1. On the system navigation tree, select System Properties, and make sure that System Information is selected.

  2. Do any of the following.

    In this field...

    Do this...

    FIPS Status

    View the results of the most recent FIPS self-test performed on the Trellix ESM.

    Test or FIPS Self-Test

    Run the FIPS self-tests, which test the integrity of the algorithms used in the crypto-executable. The results can be viewed on the Message Log.

    Important

    If the FIPS self-test fails, FIPS is compromised or device failure is occurring. Contact Trellix Support.

    View or FIPS Identity

    Open the FIPS Identity Token page to perform power-up software integrity testing. Compare this value to the public key that appears on this page:

    GUID-4A326FBA-13B9-47B9-B58C-6C9E862581EB-low.png

    Important

    If this value and the public key don't match, FIPS is compromised. Contact Trellix Support.