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"FIPS" stands for Federal Information Processing Standards. It is a set of standards issued by the National Institute of Technology (NIST) in the United States to ensure the security and interoperability of information technology systems. Federal agencies and contractors use these standards to ensure their information systems are secure and meet certain/specific requirements for handling sensitive information/data. This article explains how to enable enabling FIPS mode in Ubuntu-based systems working with Checkmk. |
Step-by-step guide
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FIPS mode is only available via an Ubuntu Pro subscription. For this demonstration, a A $25/yr/Desktop type subscription was used for this demonstration. More information on attaching an Ubuntu Pro subscription can be found here: |
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- The following image displays what should be enabled as well as and where to locate your subscription token from.
Next, you will need to install Ubuntu Advantage on the system.
Code Block language bash theme RDark [user@mylinuxhost ~]$ sudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-tools
.After you have the token, you can use the following command to activate FIPS via Ubuntu Advantage.
Code Block language bash theme RDark [user@mylinuxhost ~]$ sudo ua attach <your_pro_token>
- Now reboot the system. Here you can see that FIPS mode has been activated.
- Now you can register this host with the Checkmk Agent for monitoring.
Monitored host with FIPS enabled
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