Enabling the reporting engine for FIPS

Configure Cognos® to use the United States government Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) relating to encryption.

1. Stop the server.
2. Run Cognos Configuration:
   • c10_location\bin64\tcr_cogconfig.bat
   • c10_location/bin64/tcr_cogconfig.sh
3. Export your configuration by selecting File > Export As..
   The file contains unencrypted information so it is recommended that you save it in a secure location.
4. Specify cogstartup.xml as the name of the file and confirm your choice.
5. Close Configuration.
6. Create an empty file called FIPS.mode in the bin, cgi-bin directories in c10_location.
7. Delete the following directories:
   • c10_location/configuration/encryptkeypair
   • c10_location/configuration/signkeypair
8. Overwrite the c10_location/configuration/cogstartup.xml with the cogstartup.xml file that you saved in step 4.
9. Run Cognos Configuration:
   • c10_location\bin64\tcr_cogconfig.bat
   • c10_location/bin64/tcr_cogconfig.sh
10. Save the configuration and exit Configuration.
11. Start the server.