Installation of a cluster in FIPS mode

To install a cluster in FIPS mode, follow the instructions to install a customized cluster on your preferred infrastructure. Ensure that you set fips: true in the install-config.yaml file before you deploy your cluster.

Important

To enable FIPS mode for your cluster, you must run the installation program from a RHEL computer configured to operate in FIPS mode. For more information about configuring FIPS mode on RHEL, see Installing the system in FIPS mode.

Note

If you are using Azure File storage, you cannot enable FIPS mode.

To apply AES CBC encryption to your etcd data store, follow the "Encrypting etcd data" process after you install your cluster.