Supported FIPS 140-2 modes

This table shows which Niagara applications support FIPS 140-2.

Supported FIPS 140-2 modes in Niagara

	Non FIPS	FIPS Licensed/FIPS Enabled	FIPS Licensed/FIPS Disabled
Workbench	Yes	Yes	Yes
Web Launcher	Yes	No	No
Station	Yes	Yes	No
Daemon	Yes	Yes	No
Platform	Yes	Yes	No

Workbench

A Workbench licensed for FIPS can run both in FIPS mode and non-FIPS mode. Running in non-FIPS mode allows Workbench to connect to non-FIPS stations (with potentially non-FIPS compliant passwords) and update the passwords to a FIPS-compliant length. Similarly, a non-FIPS Workbench can connect to a non-FIPS platform to update the user accounts and system passphrase as required.

IMPORTANT: A non-FIPS Workbench is required to connect to a clean JACE, since the default password is not FIPS compliant.

Web Launcher

FIPS mode is not supported for Web Launcher.

Station

The station runs in FIPS mode if it is licensed for FIPS. If it is not licensed for FIPS, it runs in non-FIPS mode.

Platform/Daemon

The platform runs in FIPS mode if it is licensed for FIPS. If it is not licensed for FIPS, it runs in non-FIPS mode.