---
title: "Enabling Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)"
slug: "enabling-federal-information-processing-standard-fips-4"
tags: ["8.2", "Portal"]
updated: 2024-12-24T17:10:40Z
published: 2024-12-24T17:10:40Z
canonical: "kb.ctera.com/enabling-federal-information-processing-standard-fips-4"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Enabling Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS)

The Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) Publication 140-3, (FIPS PUB 140-3), is a U.S. government computer security standard used to approve cryptographic modules. Setting the portal to be FIPS compliant requires a portal restart and impacts performance.

To change the portal to be FIPS compliant, contact [CTERA support](https://www.ctera.com/support/).