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+title: FIPS Implementation Error When Exporting to Excel(XLS)
+description: "Learn how to resolve the error encountered when exporting reports to Excel(97-2003) with FIPS mode enabled."
+type: how-to
+page_title: Fixing FIPS Error When Exporting Reports to Excel in Telerik Reporting
+meta_title: Fixing FIPS Error When Exporting Reports to Excel in Telerik Reporting
+slug: resolving-fips-error-exporting-excel-telerik-reporting
+tags: fips,error,excel,telerik-reporting,export,xlsx,xls
+res_type: kb
+ticketid: 1692320
+---
+
+## Environment
+
+<table>
+    <tbody>
+        <tr>
+            <td> Product </td>
+            <td> Progress® Telerik® Reporting </td>
+        </tr>
+        <tr>
+            <td> Rendering Format </td>
+            <td> Excel 97-2003(XLS) </td>
+        </tr>
+    </tbody>
+</table>
+
+## Description
+
+When exporting reports to Excel 97-2003(XLS), the error message `'This implementation is not part of the Windows Platform FIPS validated cryptographic algorithms'` may appear. This issue occurs in environments with `FIPS` mode enabled, as the Excel 97-2003(XLS) export renderer utilizes cryptographic algorithms that are not FIPS-compliant. 
+
+## Solution
+
+To resolve the issue, render the reports into the Excel 2007(XLSX) format instead. The `XLSX` renderer does not rely on the same cryptographic routines as the `XLS` renderer and is fully compatible with **FIPS-enabled environments**. Follow these steps to enable the `XLSX` export format in your application:
+
+1. Install the required dependencies for **OpenXML** formats (DOCX, XLSX, PPTX). Refer to the [OpenXML and XPS options missing]({%slug missing-docx-xlsx-pptx-xps-export-options%}) article for instructions on enabling **OpenXML** formats.
+1. (*Optional*) Configure the report export settings to hide the **XLS** format through the [extension element]({%slug telerikreporting/using-reports-in-applications/export-and-configure/configure-the-report-engine/extensions-element%}) so that users cannot trigger an export in that format.
+
+    ````XML
+<configuration>
+    <configSections>
+        <section name="Telerik.Reporting" type="Telerik.Reporting.Configuration.ReportingConfigurationSection, Telerik.Reporting" allowLocation="true" allowDefinition="Everywhere" />
+    </configSections>
+    <Telerik.Reporting>
+        <extensions>
+            <render>
+                <extension name="XLS" visible="false">
+                </extension>
+            </render>
+        </extensions>
+    </Telerik.Reporting>
+</configuration>
+````
+
+
+## See Also
+
+* [Excel Rendering Design Considerations]({%slug telerikreporting/designing-reports/rendering-and-paging/design-considerations-for-report-rendering/excel-rendering-design-considerations%})
+* [OpenXML and XPS Options Not Visible]({%slug missing-docx-xlsx-pptx-xps-export-options%})