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Status Planned for future release
Workspace Storage Scale (formerly known as GPFS)
Created by Guest
Created on Jan 13, 2021

RELATED IDEAS

All GPFS services need to support FIPS.

Because of DISA-STIG requirements, all systems we use must enable FIPS. mmcallhome (and maybe other components of GPFS) use MD5 summing, which will not work on a FIPS enabled system.

This needs to be fixed.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Jan 18, 2021

    At this time, mmcallhome is the only issue we've experienced that has thrown up a FIPS message.

    We've had no issues to speak of related to "FIPS1402mode":

    # mmlsconfig | grep -i fips
    FIPS1402mode yes

    On any of our systems otherwise.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jan 15, 2021

    We are currently working on FIPS compliance for call home under a separate defect. However, FIPS support for the entire product is not in scope for 2021 as this is a very large undertaking. We may add FIPS support in additional specific areas. Other than call home, are there specific functions that are a concern for you?

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