Enabling Reporting services for FIPS

To enable Reporting Service to use FIPS complaint algorithm:

  1. Navigate to the install path of the Reporting Service. In the ReportManger folder, edit the web.config XML file to locate the <system.web> section.

  2. Add the following <machineKey> section in the <system.web> section:

    <machineKey validationKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps" decryptionKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps" validation="3DES" decryption="3DES"/>

  3. Save the Web.config file.
  4. Similarly, navigate to the install path of the Reporting Service. Inside ReportServer folder, edit the web.config XML file to locate the <system.web> section.

  5. Add the following <machineKey> section inside the <system.web> section;

    <machineKey validationKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps" decryptionKey="AutoGenerate,IsolateApps"validation="3DES" decryption="3DES"/>.

  6. Save the Web.config file.
  7. Stop and Start all SQL Server Services.