Splashtop is not FIPS certified, however for FIPS compliance, Splashtop servers support FIPS-validated cryptographic modules. To configure Splashtop to use the FIPS-validated cryptographic modules, you need to set a Windows registry or download a FIPS-compliant application.
Requirements:
- Splashtop Streamer or SOS app 3.3.2.0 or later
- Splashtop Business app 3.3.2.0 or later
Unattended Access (Remote Support or Business Access)
Steps to enable FIPS modules (Windows)
- On the local computer with the Business app, set the registry:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Splashtop Inc.\Splashtop Remote Client for STB\EnableFIPS to "1" (DWORD)
- On the streamer (host/remote) computer with the streamer installed, set this registry: Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Splashtop Inc.\Splashtop Remote Server\EnableFIPS to "1" (DWORD)
Steps to enable FIPS modules (Mac):
- On the local computer with the Business app, update the
~/Library/Preferences/com.splashtop.stb.macosx.plist file
- EnableFIPS=YES (boolean)
- On the streamer (host/remote) computer with the streamer installed, update the ~/Library/preferences/com.splashtop.Splashtop-Streamer.plist file.
- under the STP section, EnableFIPS=YES (boolean)
Attended Access (SOS)
Steps to enable FIPS modules (Windows):
- On the local computer with the Business app, set the registry:
Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Splashtop Inc.\Splashtop Remote Client for STB\EnableFIPS to "1" (DWORD)
- On the host/remote computer (end-customer computer)
- download the Windows FIPS SOS app.
Steps to enable FIPS modules (Mac):
- On the local computer with the Business app, update the
~/Library/Preferences/com.splashtop.stb.macosx.plist file
- EnableFIPS=YES (boolean)
- On the host/remote computer (end-customer computer)
- download the Mac FIPS SOS app.
Splashtop uses the FIPS validated/certified OpenSSL module, which is the unmodified certified source code, for this configuration to be FIPS compliant.