FIPS 140-2 Supported Platforms
OpenText Vertica uses a certified OpenSSL FIPS 140-2 cryptographic module to meet the security standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for Federal Agencies in the United States or other countries.
FIPS-enabled Vertica requires the following:
- Red Hat Linux 6.6, a FIPS compliant operating system
- OpenSSL 1.0.1e
- A user-generated certificate signed by an approved Certificate Authority
- TLS 1.2 to support the server-client connection for a FIPS-enabled system
Supported Drivers
Vertica supports the following client drivers for FIPS-compliance:
- vsql
- ODBC
- JDBC
Important: FIPS-enablement is not supported in the Management Console.
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