How to configure PlateSpin to work with FIPS.

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  • 04-Jan-2017
  • 06-Jan-2017

Environment

PlateSpin Migrate 9 .x, 11.x. 12.x
PlateSpin Protect 10.x, 11.x
PlateSpin Forge 3.x, 4.x, 11.x

Situation

This article discusses about FIPS during instillation.

 This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms

Resolution

Go to Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727 \Config and
Go to Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727 \Config

1.  Find the file web.config and edit this file

    Add the following under the <system.web> element in each of the following Web.config files:

    <machineKey validationKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps" decryptionKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps"        validation="3DES" decryption="3DES"/>

2.  Please go to below folder path:

    [PlateSpin Migrate Install Directory]\PlateSpin Forge\web\web.config

    Find the file web.config and edit this file

    Locate the section
    <compilation defaultLanguage="c#" debug="true">

    change the debug="true" to debug="false" as below:
    <compilation defaultLanguage="c#" debug="false">

3.  Save the file.

4.  Repeat the above in below locations as well

    C:\Program Files\PlateSpin Migrate Server\ConfigurationEditor.Web\web.config

    C:\Program Files\PlateSpin Migrate Server\Protection.WebServices\web.config

5.  iisreset from windows command prompt