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Activating FIPS Mode

You can configure WS_FTP Server to run in FIPS-validated mode.

FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) is a standard published by the U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory agency of the U. S. Department of Commerce. NIST works to establish various standards that the U.S. military and various government agencies must abide by. Therefore, vendors, contractors, and any organization working with the government and military must also comply with these standards where they are required. Additionally, despite the fact that FIPS is a U.S.-developed standard, the Canadian government has similar policies requiring FIPS-validated software.

WS_FTP Server FIPS mode includes AES-128, AES-192, AES-256, SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, and SHA-512. Other modes of encryption are not supported, as specified by FIPS 140-2.

To configure WS_FTP Server to run in FIPS-validated mode:

  1. Go to Server Settings > System Details.
  2. Select the Cryptographic Module checkbox.
  3. Navigate to the Services page.
  4. Select the checkboxes next to each service.
  5. Click the Restart button.

After restart, FIPS-validated mode will be activated.