23.2 Enabling FIPS 140-2 Mode on Remote Collector Managers and Correlation Engines

You must enable FIPS 140-2 mode on the remote Collector Manager and Correlation Engine if you want to use FIPS-approved communications with the Sentinel server running in FIPS 140-2 mode.

To enable a remote Collector Manager or Correlation Engine to run in FIPS 140-2 mode:

  1. Login to the remote Collector Manager or Correlation Engine system.

  2. Switch to novell user (su novell).

  3. Browse to the bin directory. The default location is /opt/novell/sentinel/bin.

  4. Run the convert_to_fips.sh script and follow the on-screen instructions.

  5. Restart the Collector Manager or Correlation Engine.

  6. Complete the FIPS 140-2 mode configuration by following the tasks mentioned in Section 24.0, Operating Sentinel in FIPS 140-2 Mode.