Privileged Access Manager offers enhanced protection against security threats and compliance with the United States federal government standards by supporting Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). Privileged Access Manager leverages the FIPS 140-2 compliant features to meet the security requirements of the United States federal agencies and customers with highly secure environments. Enabling FIPS mode in Privileged Access Manager allows the product components such as PAM Manager, Privileged Access Manager Agent, Privileged Access Manager Administration Console, Privileged Access Manager User Console, and target applications to communicate using FIPS 140-2 certified encryption algorithms.
This table lists all the required steps to secure Privileged Access Manager. at the Operating System level:
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Enable FIPS at Operating System Level. |
See, Enabling FIPS Mode. |
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Ensure that you update the security patches and service packs. |
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Ensure that the time is in sync. |
Privileged Access Manager agent and manager communication, data synchronization, and certificate renewal require that the systems are time synchronized. Ensure that time is synchronized using standard means such as, Network Time Protocol. |