Enabling FIPS compliance after target installation

About this task

After you install the IBM® BigFix® Remote Control target, you can enable FIPS compliance by editing the target registry. To enable FIPS compliance, complete the following steps.

Procedure

  1. Run the regedit command at a command prompt window.
  2. In the Windows™ registry, go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\IBM\Tivoli\Remote Control\Target
  3. Right-click FIPSCompliance and select Modify.
  4. Type yes in the Value data field and click OK.
  5. Restart the target service.
    For more information about restarting the target service, see Manage the component services. Follow the steps in the section that is relevant to your operating system.