"OpenSSL internal error, assertion failed: FATAL FIPS SELFTEST FAILURE" error on the remote IDE startup

Problem

When attempting to run a remote IDE through the JetBrains Gateway or Toolbox on an RHEL 8 server configured with FIPS enforcement, the IDE fails to start with OpenSSL internal error, assertion failed: FATAL FIPS SELFTEST FAILURE error.

Cause

The failure is caused by the FIPS enforcement mechanism. Certain bundled libraries used by the IDE are not fully compatible with FIPS-mode requirements.

Resolution 1

Please use the backend IDE version 2025.1 and above.

Resolution 2

If an older version is used, set the following environment variable on your remote server (for ex., in ~/.bashrc for bash).

export REMOTE_DEV_SERVER_USE_SELF_CONTAINED_LIBS=0

After configuring this environment variable, reestablish the remote development session again.

Related issues

https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/GTW-9685/Error-launching-remote-dev-server.sh-with-FIPS-enabled.#focus=Comments-27-10776213.0-0 https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-166181/Remote-development-backend-doesnt-start-if-FIPS-enabled-in-RHEL https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IJPL-175814/IJPL-166181-FIPS-support-need-to-be-fixed-for-CentOs7-libs-after-we-downgrade-self-contained-libs-to-glibc-2.17