Configuring a WebSphere Application Server v6.x with Federal Information Processing Standard enabled

Use this topic if you are setting up the workbench to connect to a WebSphere® Application Server v6.x with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) enabled.
Prerequisites
To connect the workbench to a WebSphere Application Server v6.x with FIPS enabled:
  1. Verify that you have the correct server configuration to enable FIPS:
    1. In addition to enabling the FIPS option on the server, such as selecting the Use the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) option in the administrative console of WebSphere Application Server, verify that you have configured the sas.client.props and soap.client.props files correctly on the server.
      Important: The configuration changes to the sas.client.props and soap.client.props files must be done at the profile-level and not at the server-level. Modify the sas.client.props and soap.client.props files found in the profile-level at y:/profiles/profile_name/properties directory. Do not modify the soap.client.props file that is found in the server-level at y:/properties directory, where y is the installation directory of WebSphere Application Server.
      For configuration details, see the Configuring Federal Information Processing Standard Java Secure Socket Extension files topic in the prerequisite steps.
      Tip: If the message FIPS is enabled displays in the SystemOut.log file, which is in the y:/profiles/profile_name/logs/server_name directory, where y is the installation directory of WebSphere Application Server, you successfully enabled FIPS on the server.
  2. If you are connecting to a remote server, verify that you have made the same changes to the sas.client.props, soap.client.props, and java.security files in the following two locations:
    • The server files, as instructed in the prerequisite and the previous steps.
    • The workbench files: The sas.client.props and soap.client props files are in the x:/runtimes/base_v6_stub/profiles/profile_name/properties directory. The java.security file is in the x:/runtimes/base_v6_stub/java/jre/lib/security directory, where x is the installation directory of this product.
  3. Open the workbench of the product. For example, WebSphere Application Server Toolkit or IBM® Rational Software Development Platform.
  4. Start the WebSphere Application Server v6.x.
1 Not available in WebSphere Application Server Toolkit V6.1.x, but available in products such as Rational® Application Developer V7.0.x or Rational Software Architect V7.0.x

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