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  • 1.  PGP Encryption and FIPS 140-2 compliant

    Posted May 26, 2016 04:45 PM

    I currently use PGP file encryption to encrypt files coming in/out of my company.  We just got a request that for a certain client, we need to be able to support FIPS 140-2.  My question is I see that I can enable FIPS by going into the advanced options and enabling it.  Then rebooting the server.  My question is would I then need to generate a new Public/Private key set to reflect this change?  I would assume the current keys I've been using would not work.  Is this correct?  Am I missing a step somewhere?  Thanks in advance.



  • 2.  RE: PGP Encryption and FIPS 140-2 compliant

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted May 27, 2016 06:04 AM

    Hi,

    you don't have to generate a new keyring. Apart of server reboot, you will have also to reboot client to start using FIPS. Please check this document for the details:

    How To Verify that FIPS 140-2 is Enabled on Symantec Encryption Desktop Managed Clients
    https://support.symantec.com/en_US/article.HOWTO83900.html