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ASA 5510 - FIPS Self-Test failure, fipsPostVtextKat

Teddy_Roskvist
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Can any tell me what is causing this problem, and how to identify if/how it can be resolved.

I know it is related to crypt KAT testing, but is it a HW or SW error and can it be fixed.

When the ASA boots up and gets to the power on self-tests it generates the following test fail.:

INFO: Power-On Self-Test in process.

...............................fpi->InputData= 2000000000000000

fpi->ActData= 2000000000000000

fpi->ExpData= 2e8653104f3834ea

fpi->VectorLen= 8

ERROR: FIPS Self-Test failure,  fipsPostVtextKat [1:2:1:1:24]

.***

*** --- SHUTDOWN NOW ---

***

*** Message to all terminals:

***

***   

ERROR: FIPS Self-Test failure,  fipsPostVtextKat [1:2:1:1:24]

Process shutdown finished

Rebooting.....

Sometimes the ASA successfully boots up - But on reload it generates fail again and again and .......

If i insert another CF with the same asa915-k8.bin the ASA also generates Power-On test error but not so often and it is another error

Best regards 

Teddy

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Philip D'Ath
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That sounds like a hardware problem.

If you have a Cisco maintenance contract like SmartNet you should contact Cisco TAC and arrange a hardware swap out.

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