FIPS 140
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FIPS 140 is a U.S. government standard that specifies security requirements for cryptographic modules used to protect sensitive information in computer and telecommunications systems.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| FIPS 140-2 | 1 |
| FIPS 140-3 | 1 |
| FIPS 140-1 | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. government standard
ⓘ
cryptographic standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Federal Information Processing Standard 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
CSEC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Communications Security Establishment Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
computer systems
ⓘ
telecommunications systems ⓘ |
| basedOn | ISO/IEC 19790 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
security levels for cryptographic modules
ⓘ
security requirements for cryptographic modules ⓘ |
| domain |
cryptography
ⓘ
information assurance ⓘ |
| effectiveFrom |
1994
ⓘ
2001 ⓘ |
| hasConcept | security levels for cryptographic modules ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
FIPS 140-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIPS 140-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedThrough |
CMVP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cryptographic Module Validation Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
FIPS 140
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIPS 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ FIPS 140 NERFINISHED ⓘ Federal Information Processing Standards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher |
NIST
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ NIST NERFINISHED ⓘ National Institute of Standards and Technology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
protect sensitive information
ⓘ
specify security requirements for cryptographic modules ⓘ |
| regulates |
design of cryptographic modules
ⓘ
implementation of cryptographic modules ⓘ operation of cryptographic modules ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
FIPS 140-2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
FIPS 140-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
accreditation of testing laboratories
ⓘ
independent testing of cryptographic modules ⓘ |
| subject |
cryptographic modules
ⓘ
information security ⓘ security requirements for cryptographic modules ⓘ |
| usedBy |
U.S. federal agencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
vendors of cryptographic products ⓘ |
| usedFor | validation of cryptographic modules ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hardware security module
this entity surface form:
FIPS 140-2
subject surface form:
Hardware security module
this entity surface form:
FIPS 140-3