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How to Switch to FIPS-Only Mode

You can switch from the FIPS-preferred mode to the FIPS-only mode if you want to use only FIPS-compliant cryptography. Perform one of the following steps to switch to FIPS-only mode:

• Provide the /FIPSONLY option through CLI
• Change the FIPS mode of your Client Automation installation to FIPS-only
• Reinstall CA DMM and select the FIPS-Only mode
• Change the Settings.xml file in the install_path of CA DMM to match the Settings.xml file of a FIPS-only installation.

Note: We recommend that you take a backup immediately after switching to the FIPS-only mode as you cannot open password-protected DNA files created using the previous releases of CA DMM.