FIPS Compliance-Part I. How to enable the FIPS

How to Enable the FIPS in WebSphere Application Server?

Login to the web console (http[s]://[hostname]:port/ibm/console) and navigate to:

1. Security > SSL certificate and key management.
2. Go to Manage FIPS
3. Select the check box to Use the United States Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 140-2) algorithms
4. Click Apply.
5. Save the configuration changes.

Next, set the environment variable to restrict the IBMJSSE2 provider to FIPS-compliant algorithms:

1. Servers > Application servers, and choose your application server
2. In the 'Configuration' tab, select the Server Infrastructure field
3. Click on the Java and Process Management > Process Definition
4. In the Additional Properties field, click Java Virtual Machine
5. Inside the Generic JVM Arguments field add the value: -Dcom.ibm.jsse2.usefipsprovider=true
6. Or, add the -Dcom.ibm.jsse2.usefipsprovider=true property to the jvm.options file