
I-10 FIPS 140-2 Mode Console Access
LX Series Configuration Guide
X To change the Configuration password for the LX unit
1. Access the Configuration Command Mode.
2. Enter the password command at the Config:0 >> prompt:
Config:0 >>password
3. Enter a new Superuser password at the Enter your NEW
password: prompt. The password will be displayed as
asterisks, as in the following example:
Enter your NEW password:***************
4. Re-enter the new Superuser password at the Re-Enter your
NEW password: prompt. The password will be displayed as
asterisks, as in the following example:
Re-Enter your NEW password: ***************
FIPS 140-2 Mode Console Access
When the LX is in FIPS 140-2 mode telnet is not allowed.
Therefore, you must ssh to the unit in Version 2 mode
ssh -l InReach 10.10.10.10
If non-FIPS 140-2 approved algorithms are being used, please
see and edit the /etc/ssh/ssh_config file on your host system.
Applications Unsupported in FIPS 140-2 Mode
of Operation
Listed below are all the unsupported FIPS 140-2 protocols and
features, which are disabled when FIPS 140-2 mode of
operation is enabled on the LX software.
Table I.1 Unsupported FIPS 140-2
Protocols and Features
Feature Impact Reason
Telnet client/server Disabled Passwords are passed in plaintext
rlogin client Disabled Passwords are passed in plaintext
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