Create symbolic links for OpenSSL

As part of the Vertica installation, symbolic links are created to the appropriate OpenSSL files.

As part of the Vertica installation, symbolic links are created to the appropriate OpenSSL files. The steps are as follows:

  1. The RPM installer places two OpenSSL library files in /opt/vertica/lib:

    • libssl.so.1.1

    • libcrypto.so.1.1

  2. The install_vertica script creates two symbolic links in /opt/vertica/lib:

    • libssl.so

    • libcrypto.so

  3. The symbolic links point to libssl.so.1.1 and libcrypto.so.1.1, which the RPM installer placed in /opt/vertica/lib.

To implement FIPS 140-2 on your Vertica Analytic Database, you need to configure both the server and the client you are using. To see the detailed configuration steps, go to Implementing FIPS 140-2.