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I-2 FIPS 140-2 Standard

LX Series Configuration Guide

FIPS 140-2 Standard

FIPS 140-1 and its successor FIPS 140-2 are U.S. Government

standards that provide a benchmark for implementing

cryptographic software and hardware. They specify best

practices for implementing cryptographic algorithms, handling

key material and data buffers, and working with the operating

system. This standard was published by the National Institute

of Standards and Technology (NIST), and was adopted by the

Canadian government’s Communications Security Establishment

(CSE), and by the financial community through the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Required FIPS 140-2 Validation

FIPS 140-2 validation is required for sale of products

implementing cryptography to the Federal Government.

Although not all agencies are aware of this, more and more

RFPs, contracts, and specifications are requiring FIPS 140-2

certification as a pre-requisite to bid proposals. While it was

once possible to get a waiver signed, thus making a product

exempt from these requirements for a limited amount of time,

that practice was limited by FISMA. Therefore, obtaining a

waiver is now rare.

The financial community increasingly specifies FIPS 140-2 as a

procurement requirement and is beginning to embrace it, wholly

or in part, in its own standards. Finally, the security community

values products that have completed this evaluation, as it

carries the sanction of an independent third party.

The FIPS 140-2 certification approval is tailored specifically for

platforms containing both a Hardware and Software

component. The LX-Series software and ppciboot in conjunction

with the LX-Series Hardware platforms are the first series to be

FIPS 140-2 validated, with other LX-Series platforms to follow.

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