fipsmode

Enable or disable Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) cryptographic standards.

This API is available in Guardium V11.3 and later.

REST API syntax

This API is available as a REST service with the POST method. Call this API as follows: 
POST https://[Guardium hostname or IP address]:8443/restAPI/fipsmode_status

GuardAPI syntax

fipsmode parameter=value

Parameters

Parameter Value type Description
enable Boolean Required. Enable or disable FIPS mode. Valid values:
  • 0 (false) - Disable FIPS mode.
  • 1 (true) - Enable FIPS mode.
restart Boolean After you enable or disable FIPS mode, you must restart your system. Specify whether to automatically restart. Valid values:
  • 0 (false) - Do not automatically restart the system after you enable or disable FIPS mode.
  • 1 (true) - Automatically restart after you enable or disable FIPS mode.

Default = 1 (true)
api_target_host String

Specifies the target hosts where the API executes. Valid values:
  • all_managed: execute on all managed units but not the central manager
  • all: execute on all managed units and the central manager
  • group:<group name>: execute on all managed units identified by <group name>
  • host name or IP address of a managed unit: specified from the central manager to execute on a managed unit.  For example, api_target_host=10.0.1.123.
  • host name or IP address of the central manager: specified from a managed unit to execute on the central manager. For example, api_target_host=10.0.1.123.

IP addresses must conform to the IP mode of your network. For dual IP mode, use the same IP protocol with which the managed unit is registered with the central manager. For example, if the registration uses IPv6, specify an IPv6 address. The hostname is independent of IP mode and can be used with any mode.

Examples

GrdAPI example:

sys-vm01.rtp.raleigh.ibm.com> grdapi fipsmode enable=1 restart=0
ID=0
=========================================
Please reboot the machine to complete the process.
=========================================
REST API example:
curl -k -i --header "Authorization: Bearer <token>" -i -H "Content-Type: application/json" -X POST -d '
{enable:1, restart:1}
' https://9.32.132.87:8443/restAPI/fipsmode_status