FIPS Status Check
Verify compliance with FIPS 140-2 security requirements for cryptographic modules.
For NGINX Plus, the cryptographic boundary includes all functionality that is implemented by the http_ssl
, http_v2
, stream_ssl
, and mail_ssl
modules. These modules implement SSL and TLS operations for inbound and outbound connections which use HTTP, HTTP/2, TCP, and mail protocols.
Installation Instructions
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Install the FIPS module.
For Amazon Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, and RHEL:
$ yum install nginx-plus-module-fips-check
For Debian and Ubuntu:
$ apt-get install nginx-plus-module-fips-check
For SLES:
$ zypper install nginx-plus-module-fips-check
For Alpine:
$ apk add nginx-plus-module-fips-check
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Put the
load_module
directive in the top‑level (“main
”) context of NGINX Plus configuration file, nginx.conf:load_module modules/ngx_fips_check_module.so;
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Perform additional configuration as required by the module.
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Reload NGINX Plus to enable the module:
$ nginx -t && nginx -s reload