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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.

Step-by-step guide

1. The following image displays what should be enabled and where to locate your subscription token.
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   NextYou can use the following instructions to enable FIPS on Ubuntu systems:
   https://ubuntu.com/security/certifications/docs/fips-enablement
   
   

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   Please note that the above process is not supported by Checkmk. If there is a problem enabling FIPS on Ubuntu, you will need to

   install Ubuntu Advantage on the system.

   reach out to Ubuntu support.

   
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2. Now reboot the system. Here you can see that FIPS mode has been activated.
   
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   You should reboot to this prompt.

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   [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

   Checking kernel image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-1007-fips FIPS check done done. Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.05 LTS!

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3. Now you can register this host with the Checkmk Agent for monitoring.

   
   

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   [user@mylinuxhostuser@ubuntuhost ~]$ sudo ua attach <your_pro_token>

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   Now reboot the system. Here you can see that FIPS mode has been activated.
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   Now you can register this host with the Checkmk Agent for monitoring.
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   cmk-agent-ctl register --site mysite --hostname ubuntuhost --server 192.168.0.15 user cmkadnin Attempting to register at 192.168.0.15:8000/mysite. Server certificate details: PEM-encoded certificate: -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE- MIICBTCCAdNgAWIBAGIUaCklbywn@E@BULRn?kqEHqlVEeEWDQYJKOZIhVCNAQEL BQAWJTEJNCEGALUEAwwaU2l0ZSAnb₩9uaXRvcmlUZycgbG9jYWwgQOEWIBCNMjIx MDEOMDMWNDA4WhgPMZAYNTAYNTQWMZAOMDhaMBUXEZARB9NVBAMMCm1vbml0b3Jp brcwggELMAOGCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4IBDWAWg9 EKAOIBAQCtbbso58PYU42KSDNW FZAjJKg5qiqcAYrduend2gSp]GuUWptNxJyixlBxpőkCi1tB5GQqlJaKVFNDWXn/ fQ4NTbp5EUHoWkKZxPwbVTcF5VSHelaanOywLSDGEG9SXAI9CeuvvsSGbxeRMUEW OgAefi057749f2+L6ejsSn7ARnNxKO+LLBMGMpPd+IZ3VW7gNEYQQ/j+UYQZO2I 340k+4Zn5D12UtwOP/R7q9DEAJd6k@USonur9KőukTK+c7st92zjskcqrtUWLW9W 7BOdsSbXEBSC1hY9LFZMAWÞYKDocArVxT4mP2UEnq/MtqhCoW+GqRJK/nkFytAbf HpWdAgMBAAGj JZALMBUGA1UdEQQOMAyCCm1vbml0b3JpbmcWDAYDVROTAQH/BAIW ADANBgkqhkiG9WOBAQSFAAOCAQEAdkn/3+QArR+5LOvy28MIUG1IefDWX/KBZ7q/ 3rF1AKovaanGfu9UQZTH2jUhZiU@c4E1oqsVs4MVofgbf7jNr/Ae6okPPOa3YS4T NWX85nĐe2qBXdQPy6VPROSDU3P79MYHIH35vdb0+nvHQQ08s/I2MEr+KjUSOe6VC 3/5kvNuYsItspi3Gr41TiRzwFEelASv9nxnc3X8Lh+2uB1Y2fyG9y0/eleklg9+i n₩lwBbky4dBb¥1p+9yuioyu/+vGIFotaqxoJ6GkEyk3P8Vyi/jcdItKsFUtFanqy XCxxuPpc9/SivPr9kvWjfQTAJKga012OLbMMUZNuyGuQhogj8g== -END CERTIFICATE-- Issued by: Site "mysite' local CA Issued to: mysite Validity: From Fri, 14 Oct 2022 03:04:08 +0000 To Wed, 14 Feb 3021 03:04:08 +0000 Do you want to establish this connectton? [Y/n] >Y Please enter password for 'cmkadmin' > [user@ubuntuhost ~]$

   Successful registration after FIPS mode enabled
   
   
   Monitored host with FIPS enabled
   
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