Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) encryption mode not supported

TSB1037 | Tuesday, 22 August 2017

Overview

Windows Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) encryption mode is not supported in finPOWER Connect.

Symptoms

When opening an Access database the following message is displayed:

Failed to open Database '[database name]'. Failed to open Database. Failed to initialise Database connection. Not a valid account name or password.

When opening a SQL Server database the following message is displayed:

Failed to open Database '[database name]'. Failed to open database. Failed to execute SQL. Cannot set application role 'appPOWER' because it does not exist or the password is incorrect.

From version 3.0.8 this issue is detected when finPOWER Connect is opened and a message is displayed to the User.

Issue

Windows has a setting that will enable a special government certified "FIPS" encryption mode.

If FIPS mode is enabled, the .NET Framework disallows the use of all non-validated cryptographic classes. The .NET Framework offers multiple implementations of most algorithms, and not all of them have been submitted for validation. This includes algorithms that use managed code, which finPOWER Connect uses.

Solution

Disable FIPS encryption.

Please talk to your Systems Administrator to confirm how to disable.

For more information see https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-security-baselines/why-we-8217-re-not-recommending-8220-fips-mode-8221-anymore/ba-p/701037.