8.0 Configuring Identity Manager Engine in FIPS Mode

Before configuring FIPS mode on the Identity Manager engine, you should consider the following prerequisites:

  • To enable security enhancement, place the following jar files in the /opt/netiq/common/jre/lib/ directory:

    • bc-fips-1.0.2.4.jar

    • bcpkix-fips-1.0.7.jar

    • bctls-fips-1.0.18.jar

    NOTE:You can download the above mentioned jars from the following maven repositories:

  • To enable permissions for the above .jar files, run the following commands:

    chown novlua:novlua <jar-file>
    chmod 755 <jar-file>
  • To set the environment variable, run the following commands:

    export IS_FIPS_ENABLED=true
    export BC_FIPS_VERSION=1.0.2.4
    export JAVA_OPTS=" -Dorg.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only=true  -Dorg.bouncycastle.rsa.allow_multi_use=true"
    export CLASSPATH=/opt/netiq/common/jre/lib/bc-fips-1.0.2.4.jar

    After setting up, you can verify all the environment variables using the echo command.

NOTE:To access dxcmd on port 636, enable SSL EC Certificate in the LDAP settings.