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- ELNimbostratusHi Alex, do you already know the answer? I also see no different so far from my testing.
- natheCirrocumulusIs it to distinguish a non-FIPS key from a FIPS key, if you have a FIPS card in the bigip?
- Saravanan_M_KEmployee
Generally on BIGIP there are four security-type for the SSL key (depending on what modules you have). The security-type specifies the type of security used to handle or store the key.
normal: The key resides in a standard form on the file-system. This is the default value.
fips: The key is protected by a FIPS device on the system and is only applicable to devices with FIPS support
password: Specifies that the key is protected by a passphrase and stored in encrypted form.
nethsm: The key is protected by a FIPS device outside the system.