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Enable FIPs on vCenter Server

 Note: Supported from vCenter Server 70u2 onwards.

FIPS 140-2 is a U.S. and Canadian government standard that specifies security requirements for cryptographic modules


To Enable:

  1. Log in to the vCenter Server system with the vSphere Client.
  2. From the Menu, select Developer Center.
  3. Click API Explorer.
  4. From the Select API drop-down menu, select appliance.
  5. Scroll down through the categories and expand system/security/global_fips.
  6. Expand GET and click Execute under Try it out.
    You can view the current setting under Response.
  7. Change the setting.
    1. To enable FIPS, expand PUT, enter the following in the request_body, and click Execute.
      { "enabled":true }
    2. To disable FIPS, expand PUT, enter the following in the request_body, and click Execute.
      { "enabled":false }

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