1.101 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.

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