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Workspace WebSphere traditional
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Created on Dec 29, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Support FIPS 140-3 for z/OS

The IBMJCEPlusFIPS cryptography module was certified for FIPS 140-3 by NIST in August 2024 and is supported on most platforms (as mentioned in the Operational environments section) for production use in IBM SDK for Java 8.0.8.30 or later. The IBMJCEPlusFIPS provider superseded the IBMJCEFIPS provider but is not yet supported on z/OS.

In order for the installation of WebSphere Application Server for z/OS in our organization to comply with the latest version of the U.S. government's standard for validating cryptographic modules we would like to see development toward supporting FIPS 140-3 for WebSphere Application Server for z/OS.

Idea priority High

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