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Clarification on Enabling FIPS Mode for Cognos Analytics

Troubleshooting


Problem

In IBM Cognos Analytics 11.2.4, the functionality for enabling FIPS mode was introduced in Linux. The FIPS mode feature is available in both Linux and Windows as of Cognos Analytics 12.0.
This technote corrects and clarifies some information on configuring FIPS mode in Cognos Analytics.

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Modified date:
15 January 2026

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ibm17007453