| Description |
This article describes why firewall system event logs may show 'FIPS CC decryption failed'. |
| Scope | FortiOS, FIPS-CC mode. |
| Solution |
Example log: date=2022-05-27 time=14:50:49 eventtime=1653634249153306404 tz="+0800" logid="0102038011" type="event" subtype="user" level="alert" vd="root" logdesc="FIPS CC decryption failed" user="admin" ui="GUI(192.168.244.47)" action="decryption" status="failed" msg="EVP decryption failed"
The event indicates FortiGate was unable to decrypt and read a local credential. It can have multiple causes, including the following:
If the cause is known and expected, the log itself is of no concern.
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