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Installing View in FIPS Mode 4
View can perform cryptographic operations using FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2
compliant algorithms. You can enable the use of these algorithms by installing View in FIPS mode.
Not all View features are supported in FIPS mode. Also, View does not support upgrading from a non-FIPS
installation to a FIPS installation.
N To ensure that View runs in FIPS mode, you must enable FIPS when you install all View components.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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“Overview of Seing Up View in FIPS Mode,” on page 25
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“System Requirements for FIPS Mode,” on page 26
Overview of Setting Up View in FIPS Mode
To set up View in FIPS mode, you must rst enable FIPS mode in the Windows environment. Then you
install all the View components in FIPS mode.
The option to install View in FIPS mode is available only if FIPS mode is enabled in the Windows
environment. For more information about enabling FIPS mode in Windows, see
hps://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/811833.
N View Administrator does not indicate whether View is running in FIPS mode.
To install View in FIPS mode, perform the following View administrative tasks.
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When installing View Connection Server, select the FIPS mode option. See “Install View Connection
Server with a New Conguration,” on page 51.
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When installing View Replica Server, select the FIPS mode option. See “Install a Replicated Instance of
View Connection Server,” on page 57.
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Before installing a security server, deselect the global seing Use IPSec for Security Server
Connections in View Administrator and congure IPsec manually. See
hp://kb.vmware.com/kb/2000175.
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When installing View Security Server, select the FIPS mode option. See “Install a Security Server,” on
page 64.
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Disable weak ciphers for View Composer and View Agent machines. See “Disable Weak Ciphers in
SSL/TLS,” on page 35.
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When installing View Composer, select the FIPS mode option. See Chapter 6, “Installing View
Composer,” on page 37.
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