---
title: Disabling FIPS Mode
description: Disable FIPS Mode to allow the use of non-FIPS compliant encryption. If your environment is clustered, perform this procedure on all nodes.
component: pingaccess
version: 8.1
page_id: pingaccess:configuring_and_customizing_pingaccess:pa_disabling_fips_mode
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingaccess/9.0/configuring_and_customizing_pingaccess/pa_disabling_fips_mode.html
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docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: August 24, 2023
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingaccess/9.0/configuring_and_customizing_pingaccess/pa_disabling_fips_mode.html
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Disabling FIPS Mode

## About this task

Disable FIPS Mode to allow the use of non-FIPS compliant encryption. If your environment is clustered, perform this procedure on all nodes.

## Steps

1. Open the `<PA Home>/conf/fips-mode.properties` file.

2. Set the `pa.fips.mode` property to `false`.

   ```
   pa.fips.mode=false
   ```

3. Save and close the file.

4. Restart PingAccess.