NginxProxyManager / NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager

Flag OpenSSL module to use FIPS mode

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
It would be really nice to set NPM in "FIPS Mode". This would help significantly with compliance issues and putting non-compliant services behind NPM to ensure that the communications were compliant.

It looks like OpenSSL has a flag that can be set to use the FIPS certified module (https://docs.openssl.org/master/man7/fips_module/#making-all-applications-use-the-fips-module-by-default).

Describe the solution you'd like
As I think NPM uses OpenSSL for its cryptographic functions, can the FIPS module be included and a switch (in GUI or in docker compose) be set to use only FIPS algorithms/libraries?

Describe alternatives you've considered
I have not found any fully open source reverse proxy that has a FIPS mode. All that have an option seems to be locked behind a paywall that includes a bunch of other features that are overly complex and painful.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the Docker Compose configuration and the GUI entry point, then verify how the application currently uses OpenSSL. Define how the OpenSSL FIPS module would be included and selected, and confirm that the resulting deployment can restrict cryptographic operations to FIPS-approved algorithms.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker-compose, typescript
Domain
infrastructure, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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