1. If the user has not already done so, configure the FIPS PUB 140-1 Security Module.

2. In the Navigation Toolbar, click on the Security button. The Security Info window should appear:

   

3. In the left frame of the Security Info window, click Cryptographic Modules. The Cryptographic Modules section appears in the Security Info window:

   

4. In the Cryptographic Modules list, select FIPS PUB 140-1 and click View/Edit to display the following FIPS PUB 140-1 security module window:

   

5. IMPORTANT: When either of these two options are selected, the password for each option will be changed since they share a common password. For the purposes of this procedure, the cryptographic services module was chosen.

   To change the password for the Communicator Generic Crypto Services option, in the FIPS PUB 140-1 security module window, select Communicator Generic Crypto Services and click Change Password. The following dialog box should appear:

   

   NOTE: If this is the first time that changing a password has been requested, type in the password initialized by setting the password in steps 3, 4, and 5 of the instructions for configuring the FIPS PUB 140-1 Security Module. This password will be the one used (until another change password dialog is utilized) for logging in to either module, since selecting a password for either one of these modules constitutes selecting a password for both of these modules.

6. Fill in the requested information in the change password dialog box, and click OK. The user is returned to the FIPS PUB 140-1 security module window. The next time that a password is requested, the user will use this new password for authentication.

7. Click OK to exit the FIPS PUB 140-1 security module window.

8. Click OK to exit the Security Info window.

Last Updated: 02/26/98

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