Configuring the web console to use FIPS 140-2
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are guidelines that set best practices for software and hardware computer security products. Products that support FIPS standards can be set into a mode where the product uses only FIPS approved algorithms and methods. Security toolkits typically support both FIPS approved and non-FIPS approved functions. In FIPS mode, the product is incapable of using any non-FIPS approved methods.
Before you begin
- Configure catalog and container servers to use FIPS 140-2. For more information, see Configuring WebSphere eXtreme Scale to use FIPS 140-2.
- Connect the web console to the catalog service domain. For more information, see Connecting the web console to catalog servers.
If you want to use FIPS encryption, and you run with Java 6, then you must use Java 6 SR15 or higher.