Enabling NIST SP800-131A compliance after target installation

About this task

After you install the IBM® BigFix® Remote Control target, you can enable NIST SP800-131A compliance by editing the target registry. To enable NIST SP800-131A 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
    On a 64-bit system, the 32-bit registry keys are under the WOW6432Node key.
    For example, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\IBM\Tivoli\Remote Control\Target.
  3. Right-click SP800131ACompliance 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.