1.91 DBFIPS_140

DBFIPS_140 enables Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) and DBMS_CRYPTO PL/SQL package program units to run in a mode compliant to the Federal Information Processing Standard (subsequently known as "FIPS mode").

Property	Description
Parameter type	Boolean
Default value	false
Modifiable	No
Modifiable in a PDB	No
Range of values	true | false
Basic	No
Oracle RAC	All instances must use the same value.

Set this parameter to true to use TDE and DBMS_CRYPTO in FIPS mode. This means that only FIPS-compliant algorithms may be used. By default, this parameter is set to false. When this parameter is set to false, all algorithms (FIPS-compliant or not) may be used.

See Also:

• Oracle Database Security Guide for information about configuring Oracle Database FIPS 140 settings

• Oracle Database Security Guide for a table that describes the effect of setting the value of DBFIPS_140 to true or false on different platforms