Thursday, August 21, 2014

How To Enable FIPS in Windows

Steps to enable FIPS on Windows:-
1. Go to Control Panel, click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Local Security Policy.
2. In Local Security Settings, expand Local Policies, and then click Security Options.
3. Under Policy in the right pane, double-click System cryptography: Use FIPS compliant algorithms for encryption, hashing, and signing, and then click Enabled.
The change takes effect after the local security policy is re-applied.

Original Source:-
http://www.ipbalance.com/os/microsoft/716-how-to-enable-fips-compliant-algorithms-for-encryption-on-windows-7.html