Activate SSL and FIPS

Learn how to activate SSL and FIPS for WebSphere Portal. WebSphere Portal tolerates WAS support of FIPS. Therefore, you can configure WAS to activate FIPS 140-2 compliant security modules.

• WebSphere Portal should already be installed.

• FIPS 140-2 enablement requires HTTP Server and LDAP server versions that provide support for FIPS 140-2. Consult the documentation for your HTTP server and LDAP server to determine your level of support.

The following steps are a summary of how to activate SSL and FIPS in WebSphere Portal:

1. Set up Transport Layer Security (TLS) for the internal HTTP server in WAS; for information select the appropriate WAS Information Center and navigate to Securing applications and their environment > Securing WebSphere applications > Web Services > Securing Web server application at the transport level.

2. Install your LDAP server.

3. Configure either your standalone LDAP server over SSL or your federated LDAP server(s) over SSL.

4. If your LDAP server supports FIPS, refer to your LDAP server product documentation to enable it.

5. Configure your HTTP server to support TLS with FIPS enabled; refer to the HTTP server documentation.

Parent topic:

Configure WebSphere Portal

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