Federal Information Processing Standards
E145786
Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
All labels observed (8)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1274868 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Information Processing Standards Context triple: [National Institute of Standards and Technology, issues, Federal Information Processing Standards]
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A.
ISO 7498
ISO 7498 is the international standard that defines the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model for network communications.
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B.
NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
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C.
Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework
The Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework is a U.S. federal government methodology and reference model for organizing and aligning agency business processes, information, and technology to improve efficiency and interoperability.
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D.
Standards and Recommended Practices
Standards and Recommended Practices are internationally agreed technical and operational specifications issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization to harmonize and enhance the safety, efficiency, and regularity of global civil aviation.
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E.
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 is a U.S. law that updates and strengthens federal government information security practices by clarifying agency responsibilities, enhancing oversight, and modernizing the framework for protecting federal information systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Federal Information Processing Standards Target entity description: Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
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A.
ISO 7498
ISO 7498 is the international standard that defines the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model for network communications.
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B.
NIST SP 800-56A
NIST SP 800-56A is a NIST Special Publication that specifies approved methods for public-key establishment, including Diffie–Hellman–based key agreement schemes, for use in U.S. federal cryptographic systems.
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C.
Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework
The Federal Enterprise Architecture Framework is a U.S. federal government methodology and reference model for organizing and aligning agency business processes, information, and technology to improve efficiency and interoperability.
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D.
Standards and Recommended Practices
Standards and Recommended Practices are internationally agreed technical and operational specifications issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization to harmonize and enhance the safety, efficiency, and regularity of global civil aviation.
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E.
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
The Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 is a U.S. law that updates and strengthens federal government information security practices by clarifying agency responsibilities, enhancing oversight, and modernizing the framework for protecting federal information systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. federal government standard
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information security standard ⓘ technical standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Federal Information Processing Standards
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FIPS
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| accessPolicy | publicly available ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. federal agencies
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federal computer systems ⓘ |
| basedOn | statutory responsibilities of NIST under U.S. law ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
cryptography
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information security ⓘ information technology ⓘ |
| governs | federal information processing ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual numbered FIPS publications ⓘ |
| includes |
Federal Information Processing Standards
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
FIPS 140 series
Advanced Encryption Standard ⓘ
surface form:
FIPS 197
Federal Information Processing Standards self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
FIPS 199
FIPS 200 ⓘ FIPS 201 ⓘ |
| influences |
U.S. government procurement requirements for IT
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commercial IT security products ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
U.S. federal government
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| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
mandatory for U.S. federal agencies
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non-mandatory for private sector unless referenced by contracts or regulations ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ |
| objective |
improve security of federal information systems
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promote interoperability among federal IT systems ⓘ standardize data formats in federal IT systems ⓘ |
| publisher |
National Institute of Standards and Technology
ⓘ
surface form:
NIST
National Institute of Standards and Technology ⓘ |
| purpose |
define data format requirements for federal systems
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define interoperability requirements for federal systems ⓘ define requirements for information security in federal systems ⓘ |
| regulates |
cryptographic modules used by federal agencies
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data encryption used in federal information systems ⓘ digital signatures used in federal information systems ⓘ hash functions used in federal information systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
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surface form:
FISMA
Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Information Security Modernization Act
NIST SP 800 series ⓘ
surface form:
NIST Special Publications
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| scope | government-wide ⓘ |
| standardizes |
cryptographic algorithms for federal use
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minimum security requirements for federal information systems ⓘ security categorization of federal information and systems ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. Department of Defense when referenced by policy
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U.S. federal civilian agencies ⓘ U.S. intelligence community when referenced by policy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Information Processing Standards Description of subject: Federal Information Processing Standards are publicly announced, U.S. government–wide standards that define requirements for information security, data formats, and interoperability in federal computer systems.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Institute of Standards and Technology
→
issues
→
Federal Information Processing Standards
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this entity surface form:
FIPS 140
Federal Information Processing Standards
→
abbreviation
→
Federal Information Processing Standards
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
FIPS
Federal Information Processing Standards
→
includes
→
Federal Information Processing Standards
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
FIPS 140 series
Federal Information Processing Standards
→
includes
→
Federal Information Processing Standards
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
this entity surface form:
FIPS 199
this entity surface form:
Federal Information Processing Standard
United States Census Bureau-designated Maine counties
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coordinateSystem
→
Federal Information Processing Standards
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this entity surface form:
Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS)
Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002
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basisFor
→
Federal Information Processing Standards
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this entity surface form:
NIST Federal Information Processing Standards for security