6.0 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 C:\NetIQ\Common\JRE\lib folder:

    • 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:

  • Add the following values to the environment variable:

    IS_FIPS_ENABLED=true
    BC_FIPS_VERSION=1.0.2.4
    JAVA_OPTS =" -Dorg.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only=true  -Dorg.bouncycastle.rsa.allow_multi_use=true"
    CLASSPATH=C:\NetIQ\Common\JRE\lib\bc-fips-1.0.2.4.jar

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