Uncaught Error on FIPS-enabled OS: error:060800C8:digital envelope routines:EVP_DigestInit_ex:disabled for FIPS

I am trying to install and run vscode-java in OpenShift Devspaces (Eclipse Che) workspace on a FIPS-enabled OpenShift cluster.

The plugin appears to install correctly. However, I am seeing the following uncaught error:

error:060800C8:digital envelope routines:EVP_DigestInit_ex:disabled for FIPS

Based on previous experience with similar errors, I'd guess that there is a use of md5 (or similar cryptographic algorithm used by openssl that is disabled by OS in FIPS-mode), either in the plugin itself or one of its nodejs dependencies

Environment

• OpenShift 4.12.9 - (FIPS-mode Enabled)
• Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces - 3.6.0+0.1685320856.p
• Operating System: Red Hat Enterprise Linux release 8.7 (Ootpa)
• JDK version: openjdk 11.0.19 2023-04-18 LTS
• Visual Studio Code version: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces with Microsoft Visual Studio Code - v1.78.0
• Java extension version: Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat - v1.17.0

Steps To Reproduce

1. Install vscode-java on a VSCode instance running on FIPS-enabled RHEL8 or in DevSpaces on a FIPS-enabled OpenShift cluster
2. Review any Uncaught Errors reported by the extension in VSCode

Current Result

1 Uncaught Error on the extension:
error:060800C8:digital envelope routines:EVP_DigestInit_ex:disabled for FIPS

Expected Result

No Uncaught Errors

Additional Information

• https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.12/installing/installing-fips.html

Reproduce the uncaught error by installing vscode-java in VS Code or OpenShift Dev Spaces on FIPS-enabled RHEL 8 or OpenShift. Inspect the extension and its Node.js dependencies for the disabled digest operation; done means the extension runs without the reported FIPS error.