Starting with version 7.1, Rational® ClearQuest® supports
FIPS 140-2 approved 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 FIPS 140-2 approved by performing the following tasks:
- Use a FIPS 140-2 approved LDAP server.
- Disable the remember-the-password feature of the Rational ClearQuest Client
and ClearQuest Client
for Eclipse or use a FIPS 140-2 certified JRE algorithm.
- Upgrade the schema repository and associated user databases to feature
level 7.
- Configure all ClearQuest users
to be LDAP authenticated
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.