Configure FIPS 140-2 compliant data encryption

Starting with version 7.1, Rational® ClearQuest® supports FIPS 140-2 compliant data encryption.

FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard) 140-2 is the U.S. government computer security standard used to accredit cryptographic modules. FIPS 140-2 includes a list of approved cryptographic algorithms and describes approved modes of operation.

You can configure a ClearQuest deployment to be compliant with the FIPS 140-2 standard by performing the following tasks:
Attention: Once the schema repository and associated user databases are at feature level 7, the database is not accessible using a pre-version 7.1 ClearQuest client.
Related concepts
LDAP configuration steps for Rational ClearQuest
MultiSite considerations
Common LDAP configurations
Enabling SSL Encryption with GSKit
Related tasks
Disabling LDAP authentication
Related reference
Collecting LDAP information
Quick-reference LDAP worksheet

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