FIPSMode (authEncryption) Element
Applies to: desktop apps only
The FIPSMode (authEncryption) element indicates whether Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) mode is enabled. When a wireless connection is operating in FIPS mode, the security level of the connection complies with the FIPS 140-2 standard. For more information about FIPS, see the FIPS Home Page.
This element is optional. If this element is not specified in a profile, then FIPS mode is not enabled.
FIPSMode can be set to TRUE only when the following conditions are met:
- The connectionType element has a value of
ESS(that is, the connection is an infrastructure connection). - The authentication element has a value of
WPA2orWPA2PSK. - The encryption element has a value of
AES.
Unlike most elements in the WLAN_profile schema, this element is in the http://www.microsoft.com/networking/WLAN/profile/v2 namespace.
The value of the FIPSMode element is ignored if the miniport driver for the wireless interface does not support FIPS mode.
Windows XP with SP3 and Wireless LAN API for Windows XP with SP2: This element is not supported. If FIPSMode is present in a profile, the element is ignored.
<xs:element name="FIPSMode"
type="boolean"
/>
The element is defined by the authEncryption element.
Remarks
This parameter can be set at the command line using the netsh wlan set profileparameter command. For more information, see Netsh Commands for Wireless Local Area Network (wlan).
Examples
To view a sample profile that uses the FIPSMode element, see FIPS Profile Sample.
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows Vista |
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Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 |
See also
- Definition context of element in schema
- authEncryption
- Possible immediate parent element in schema instance
- authEncryption (security)
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Build date: 2/3/2012
