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OneFS 9.4.0.0 and later releases support FIPS compliance mode. The information in this section is specific to the FIPS compliance mode in OneFS 9.5.0.0 and later releases.
The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for systems to achieve security requirements. The OneFS FIPS compliance mode allows organizations to configure a PowerScale cluster for FIPS 140-2 compliance.
Note: If a PowerScale cluster has the STIG Hardening profile applied, then the cluster is already FIPS compliant for supported protocols.
The FIPS compliance mode uses the Dell OpenSSL Cryptographic Library approved and verified in the FIPS Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program.
OneFS FIPS compliance mode is specific to the OneFS operating system that achieves FIPS compliance in supported protocols. SED FIPS compliance is achieved through Data at Rest Encryption. For more information about PowerScale Data at Rest Encryption, see PowerScale Data at Rest EncryptionPowerScale Data at Rest Encryption.