NetBackup IT Analytics Security and Encryption Reference

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Set up FIPS compliant Data Collector for File Analytics

To become FIPS 140-2 compliant, you must configure the Data Collector for File Analytics as recommended below:

  1. To enable FIPS compliance, you must install the Data Collector on a FIPS-compliant system.

  2. Ensure that the Data Collector and the target Windows file server both are configured in FIPS mode.

  3. Specify vers=2 as the protocol version used between the collector and the target system.

  4. Ensure Kerberos authentication is used on the target system.

Note:

Steps to set up Windows file server in FIPS and Kerberos are beyond the scope of this document. You can refer the relevant product documentation for the same.