Unable To Generate DH Parameters File With OpenSSL on FIPS enabled host

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

Getting below error while generating a dhparameters file on FIPS enabled host:

openssl dhparam -out ./dhparams.pem 4096
Generating DH parameters, 4096 bit long safe prime, generator 2
This is going to take a long time
140199778404160:error:050C90CA:Diffie-Hellman routines:DH_generate_parameters_ex:non FIPS method:crypto/dh/dh_gen.c:31:

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
    • openssl

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