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Federal Information Processing Standards
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- Federal Information Processing Standards
  - Introduction
    - Federal Information Processing Standards
      A description of the use of Federal Information Processing Standards in the Nozomi Networks software.
    - Compliant FIPS cryptography features
      A description of the features that are compliant with Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), and those that are non-compliant.
    - FIPS operations auditing
      The Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) audit trail tracks specific FIPS events.
    - FIPS mode status
      When running in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode, the sensor adds a FIPS indicator after the version string.
    - Supported SSH protocols in FIPS mode
      A list of all the secure shell (SSH) protocols that are supported in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode.
    - Supported HTTPS protocols in FIPS mode
      A list of all the Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) protocols that are supported in Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode.
    - Important notes
      Important notes that you should be aware of.
  - Configuration

Important notes

Important notes that you should be aware of.

Product version compatibility

To enable Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode, you must be running version Nozomi Networks Operating System (N2OS) version 22.2.1 or later.

Product inter-operability

FIPS products can only be connected to other FIPS products. The use of mixed environments is not allowed.

FIPS license

To use the FIPS add-on, you will need an additional license. Contact your sales representative for additional information.

Enabling FIPS mode

If you're running an N2OS version between 22.2.1 and 23.1.0, both Guardians and Central Management Console (CMC) require a valid FIPS license.

Beginning with N2OS version 23.1.0 or later, FIPS mode can be enabled on Guardians without a license, but packet sniffing will be disabled until a valid license is activated.

The order of enabling FIPS on either device does not affect functionality.

FIPS licenses are required for CMCs and Remote Collectors (RCs) and managed by upstream sensors.