diff --git a/.github/workflows/experimental.yml b/.github/workflows/experimental.yml
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+name: Test FIPS experimental
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      zip_url:
+        required: true
+        type: string
+  pull_request:
+    path:
+    - datadog_checks_base/datadog_checks/**
+  schedule:
+    - cron: '0 0,8,16 * * *'
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - platform: "Windows"
+            runner: "windows-2022"
+            zip_url: ""
+          - platform: "Linux"
+            runner: "ubuntu-22.04"
+            zip_url: ""
+    name: FIPS test on ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.runner }}
+
+    env:
+      FORCE_COLOR: "1"
+      DEBIAN_FRONTEND: "noninteractive"
+      OPENSSL_FIPS: "1"
+      PYTHON_VERSION: "3.12"
+      OPENSSL_VERSION: "3.0.15"
+      FIPS_MODULE_VERSION: "3.0.9"
+
+    steps:
+
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Install System Dependencies
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+        sudo apt update 
+        sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
+          wget \
+          build-essential \
+          gcc \
+          make \
+          perl \
+          libc6-dev
+
+    - name: Build FIPS Module
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+        wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${{ env.FIPS_MODULE_VERSION }}.tar.gz \
+        && tar -xvzf openssl-${{ env.FIPS_MODULE_VERSION }}.tar.gz \
+        && cd openssl-${{ env.FIPS_MODULE_VERSION }} \
+        && ./Configure enable-fips \
+        && make \
+        && sudo make install
+
+    - name: Build OpenSSL
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+        wget https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VERSION }}.tar.gz \
+        && tar -xvzf openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VERSION }}.tar.gz \
+        && cd openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VERSION }} \
+        && ./Configure enable-fips \
+        && make \
+        && sudo make install
+
+    - name: Build Python from Source with Custom OpenSSL
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+
+        # Install dependencies for building Python
+        sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y \
+          build-essential \
+          zlib1g-dev \
+          libffi-dev \
+          libssl-dev \
+          libncurses5-dev \
+          libsqlite3-dev \
+          libreadline-dev \
+          libbz2-dev \
+          liblzma-dev \
+          tk-dev \
+          uuid-dev \
+          libgdbm-dev \
+          wget
+
+        # Download and extract Python source
+        wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}/Python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}.tgz
+        tar -xvzf Python-${{ env.PYTHON_VERSION }}.tgz -C python_dir
+        cd python_dir
+
+        # Configure and build Python with custom OpenSSL
+        ./configure --enable-optimizations --with-openssl=$(pwd)/../openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VERSION }}
+        make -j$(nproc)
+        sudo make altinstall
+
+    - name: Download python-windows-combined
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '${{ inputs.zip_url || https://agent-ints-python-build-sandbox.s3.eu-north-1.amazonaws.com/python-windows-combined-v3.12.6-openssl-3.0.15-openssl-3.0.9-amd64.zip }}' -OutFile 'python_combined.zip'
+
+    - name: Unzip python_combined.zip
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        Expand-Archive -Path python_combined.zip -DestinationPath .\python_dir
+
+    - name: Run fipsintall.exe
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      working-directory: .\python_dir
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        .\openssl.exe fipsinstall -module .\ossl-modules\fips.dll -out fipsmodule.cnf
+
+    - name: Configure OpenSSL for FIPS
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      working-directory: .\python_dir
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        # Create openssl.cnf to enable FIPS mode
+        $OpenSSLConf = @"
+        config_diagnostics = 1
+        openssl_conf = openssl_init
+
+        .include fipsmodule.cnf
+
+        [openssl_init]
+        providers = provider_sect
+        alg_section = algorithm_sect
+
+        [provider_sect]
+        fips = fips_sect
+        base = base_sect
+
+        [base_sect]
+        activate = 1
+
+        [algorithm_sect]
+        default_properties = fips=yes
+        "@
+        $OpenSSLConf | Set-Content -Path ".\openssl.cnf"
+
+    - name: Verify OpenSSL
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      working-directory: .\python_dir
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        .\openssl.exe version -a
+        .\openssl.exe list -providers
+
+    - name: Verify OpenSSL with FIPS ENV vars
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      working-directory: .\python_dir
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        $env:OPENSSL_MODULES = ".\ossl-modules"
+        $env:OPENSSL_CONF = ".\openssl.cnf"
+        .\openssl.exe list -providers
+
+    - name: Add Python to PATH Windows
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV -Value "PATH=$(pwd)\python_dir;$(pwd)\python_dir\Scripts;$env:PATH"
+
+    - name: Add Python to PATH Linux
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: |
+        echo "PATH=$(pwd)/python_dir:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: Install pip
+      run: |
+        python -m ensurepip
+
+    - name: Restore cache
+      uses: actions/cache/restore@v4
+      with:
+        path: ${{ runner.os == 'Windows' && '~\AppData\Local\pip\Cache' || '~/.cache/pip' }}
+        key: >-
+          ${{ format(
+            'v01-python-{0}-{1}-{2}-{3}',
+            env.pythonLocation,
+            hashFiles('datadog_checks_base/pyproject.toml'),
+            hashFiles('datadog_checks_dev/pyproject.toml'),
+            hashFiles('ddev/pyproject.toml')
+          )}}
+        restore-keys: |-
+          v01-python-${{ env.pythonLocation }}
+
+    - name: Install ddev from local folder
+      run: |
+        python.exe -m pip install -e ./datadog_checks_dev[cli]
+        python.exe -m pip install -e ./ddev
+
+    - name: Configure ddev
+      run: |
+        ddev config set repos.core .
+        ddev config set repo core
+
+    - name: Test
+      if: runner.os == 'Windows'
+      working-directory: .\python_dir
+      shell: powershell
+      run: |
+        $env:PATH_TO_OPENSSL_CONF = "$(pwd)\openssl.cnf"
+        $env:PATH_TO_OPENSSL_MODULES = "$(pwd)\ossl-modules"
+        $env:OPENSSL_CONF = "$(pwd)\openssl.cnf"
+        $env:OPENSSL_MODULES = "$(pwd)\ossl-modules"
+        .\openssl.exe list -providers
+        .\openssl.exe md5
+        ddev test --cov --junit datadog_checks_base -- -k before_fips
+        ddev test --cov --junit datadog_checks_base -- -k after_fips
+        python -c "import ssl; ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT).set_ciphers('MD5')"
diff --git a/datadog_checks_base/tests/fips/test_md5_after_fips.py b/datadog_checks_base/tests/fips/test_md5_after_fips.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/datadog_checks_base/tests/fips/test_md5_after_fips.py
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+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2024-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+import os
+from typing import Any  # noqa: F401
+
+import pytest
+
+from datadog_checks.base.utils.fips import enable_fips
+
+PATH_TO_OPENSSL_CONF = os.getenv("PATH_TO_OPENSSL_CONF")
+PATH_TO_OPENSSL_MODULES = os.getenv("PATH_TO_OPENSSL_MODULES")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def clean_environment():
+    os.environ["GOFIPS"] = "0"
+    os.environ["OPENSSL_CONF"] = ""
+    os.environ["OPENSSL_MODULES"] = ""
+    yield
+
+
+def test_ssl_md5_after_fips(clean_environment):
+    import ssl
+
+    enable_fips(path_to_openssl_conf=PATH_TO_OPENSSL_CONF, path_to_openssl_modules=PATH_TO_OPENSSL_MODULES)
+    with pytest.raises(ssl.SSLError, match='No cipher can be selected.'):
+        ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+        ctx.set_ciphers("MD5")
+
+
+def test_cryptography_md5_after_fips(clean_environment):
+    from cryptography.exceptions import InternalError
+    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
+
+    enable_fips(path_to_openssl_conf=PATH_TO_OPENSSL_CONF, path_to_openssl_modules=PATH_TO_OPENSSL_MODULES)
+    with pytest.raises(InternalError, match='Unknown OpenSSL error.'):
+        hashes.Hash(hashes.MD5())
diff --git a/datadog_checks_base/tests/fips/test_md5_before_fips.py b/datadog_checks_base/tests/fips/test_md5_before_fips.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..da35054d170b6
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+++ b/datadog_checks_base/tests/fips/test_md5_before_fips.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# (C) Datadog, Inc. 2024-present
+# All rights reserved
+# Licensed under a 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE)
+import os
+from typing import Any  # noqa: F401
+
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="function")
+def clean_environment():
+    os.environ["GOFIPS"] = "0"
+    os.environ["OPENSSL_CONF"] = ""
+    os.environ["OPENSSL_MODULES"] = ""
+    yield
+
+
+def test_ssl_md5_before_fips(clean_environment):
+    import ssl
+
+    ctx = ssl.SSLContext(ssl.PROTOCOL_TLS_CLIENT)
+    ctx.set_ciphers("MD5")
+    assert True
+
+
+def test_cryptography_md5_before_fips(clean_environment):
+    from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import hashes
+
+    hashes.Hash(hashes.MD5())
+    assert True