Is it safe to enable etcd encryption on a cluster not FIPS-installed?

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Issue

The link here discusses encrypting ETCD after installation of the cluster. However, in order for the cluster to be FIPS-encrypted, that mode must be enabled at install. Is it required that a cluster be installed as a FIPS-enabled cluster in order to encrypt ETCD on that cluster?

Environment

OpenShift 4.x

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